Boys' name · since 1954
Amir
Amir has 55,747 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #469 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #105 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 55,747
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
55,747 babies have been named Amir since 1954, making it today's #105 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Amir recorded 55,747 times among boys since 1954, holding rank #105 nationally today, ahead of 99.2% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #469 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #105 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 55,747 born since 1954
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amir ranks #469 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #105 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 55,747 born since 1954, peaking in the 2010s.
- #469 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #105 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 55,747
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amir's 55,747 recorded births place it above 98.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Amir compares
55,747 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Amir's all-time total is 151x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 55,747 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,640 | 34 | 22,252 |
Amir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Amir splits its recorded history at 1992: 94% of all births land in the more recent half, 6% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 3,640 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Amir popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 3,640
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Amir popularity over time - girls
510 total births recorded since 1983 (Amir as girls' name)
Amir by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (20,481 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Amir's strongest decade.
20,481 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Amir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 144
1960s
144 births
- 1970s 655
1970s
655 births
- 1980s 1,843
1980s
1,843 births
- 1990s 3,615
1990s
3,615 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,869 births
- 2010s
2010s
20,481 births
- 2020s
2020s
20,129 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 20,481 births (37% of all-time use).
How Amir compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Amir's total volume
Amir by state
Where Amir concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5,700 | 10.2% |
| #2 | California | | 4,913 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 4,282 | 7.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 3,854 | 6.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 3,316 | 5.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 2,784 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 2,747 | 4.9% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 2,355 | 4.2% |
5,700 of 55,747 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Amir appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amir's data
- Amir's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (20,481 total births) through the 2020s (20,129) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Amirs (5,700 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~71 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1954–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Amir draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.