US rank #136 Girls' name Peak 2024 23,429 births

Amira — #136 US girls' name

23,429 babies named Amira in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s241970s2561980s5951990s15632000s46352010s81972020s8159
#136
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99.2% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Amira was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

2,176 babies were named Amira in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amira

The Social Security Administration has registered 23,429 babies named Amira between 1963 and 2024, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amira currently holds the #136 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 2,176 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amira performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 8,197 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Amira shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,479 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Amira in 47 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amira 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 23,429 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.

Amira at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

23,429

Since 1963

62 years of records

Peak year

2024

2,176 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#136

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1963

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amira popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1963

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2024)
2,176
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Amira popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2024 (Amira as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2024 5

Amira by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
8,197 births that decade — 35% of Amira's all-time total
1960s241970s2561980s5951990s15632000s46352010s81972020s8159

Amira by state

Where Amira concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Amira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,479 10.6%
#2 New York
1,950 8.3%
#3 Texas
1,587 6.8%
#4 Florida
1,450 6.2%
#5 Pennsylvania
1,074 4.6%
#6 Ohio
1,058 4.5%
#7 Illinois
1,044 4.5%
#8 Georgia
816 3.5%
California share of Amira's total US births 10.6%
Even split

2,479 of 23,429 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.

Amira appears in 47 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amira?
23,429 babies have been named Amira since 1963. It currently ranks #136 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 2,176 births.
When was Amira most popular?
Amira was most popular in the 2010s decade with 8,197 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Amira most popular?
The top states for the name Amira are California (2,479 births), New York (1,950 births), Texas (1,587 births).
How long has the name Amira been used?
Amira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 62 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amie, Amina, Amiyah, Amirah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1963–2024 (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.