US rank #1920 Boys' name Peak 2015 2,616 births

Aamir — #1920 US boys' name

2,616 babies named Aamir in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s991990s2542000s5312010s11812020s533
#1920
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 87% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Aamir was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

144 babies were named Aamir in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aamir

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,616 babies named Aamir between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aamir currently holds the #1920 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 144 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aamir performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,181 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Aamir shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 214 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Aamir in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aamir in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,616 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aamir at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,616

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2015

144 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,920

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aamir popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
144
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Aamir popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2013 (Aamir as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2013 6

Aamir by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,181 births that decade — 45% of Aamir's all-time total
1970s181980s991990s2542000s5312010s11812020s533

Aamir by state

Where Aamir concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aamir
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
214 8.2%
#2 New York
214 8.2%
#3 Florida
143 5.5%
#4 Georgia
117 4.5%
#5 Texas
116 4.4%
#6 Pennsylvania
104 4.0%
#7 New Jersey
83 3.2%
#8 Illinois
77 2.9%
California share of Aamir's total US births 8.2%
Even split

214 of 2,616 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Aamir appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aamir?
2,616 babies have been named Aamir since 1974. It currently ranks #1920 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 144 births.
When was Aamir most popular?
Aamir was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,181 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Aamir most popular?
The top states for the name Aamir are California (214 births), New York (214 births), Florida (143 births).
How long has the name Aamir been used?
Aamir has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aamir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aamari, Aamer, Aamil, Aamar, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.