Top 100 US name Boys' name Peak 2023 52,416 births

Amir — #95 US boys' name

52,416 babies named Amir in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s1441970s6561980s18431990s36142000s88692010s204742020s16805
#95
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99.3% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Amir was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

3,626 babies were named Amir in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amir

The Social Security Administration has registered 52,416 babies named Amir between 1954 and 2024, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Amir currently holds the #95 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 3,626 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amir performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 20,474 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Amir shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5,455 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Amir in 45 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amir 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 52,416 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.

Amir at a glance

Top 100 boys' name

Total births

52,416

Since 1954

71 years of records

Peak year

2023

3,626 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#95

In the top 100

As of 2024

Active since

1954

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amir popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1954

Top 100 boys' name
Peak year (2023)
3,626
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
-1,00001,0002,0003,0004,000 202420152006199719881979197019611954 5

Amir popularity over time — girls

496 total births recorded since 1983 (Amir as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 496 births
051015202530 20242019201420092004199919941983 6

Amir by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
20,474 births that decade — 39% of Amir's all-time total
1950s111960s1441970s6561980s18431990s36142000s88692010s204742020s16805

Amir by state

Where Amir concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Amir
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5,455 10.4%
#2 California
4,648 8.9%
#3 Florida
3,959 7.6%
#4 Texas
3,532 6.7%
#5 Georgia
3,129 6.0%
#6 Pennsylvania
2,704 5.2%
#7 Illinois
2,599 5.0%
#8 New Jersey
2,298 4.4%
New York share of Amir's total US births 10.4%
Even split

5,455 of 52,416 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.

Amir appears in 45 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amir?
52,416 babies have been named Amir since 1954. It currently ranks #95 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 3,626 births.
When was Amir most popular?
Amir was most popular in the 2010s decade with 20,474 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Amir most popular?
The top states for the name Amir are New York (5,455 births), California (4,648 births), Florida (3,959 births).
How long has the name Amir been used?
Amir has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 71 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amin, Amit, Amiri, Amias, and 4 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, 1954–2024 (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.