US rank #3015 Unisex name Peak 2012 803 births

Amire — #3015 US boys' name

803 babies named Amire in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s362000s2402010s3382020s189
#3015
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Amire was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

46 babies were named Amire in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amire

The Social Security Administration has registered 803 babies named Amire between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Amire currently holds the #3015 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 46 babies received it in a single year. Amire is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 102 additional births since 1998.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amire performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 338 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Amire shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Amire in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amire 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 803 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.

Amire at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

803

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2012

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,015

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amire popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
46
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200420001990 6

Amire popularity over time — girls

102 total births recorded since 1998 (Amire as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 102 births
468101214 20242020201320102007200520031998 5

Amire by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
338 births that decade — 42% of Amire's all-time total
1990s362000s2402010s3382020s189

Amire by state

Where Amire concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Amire
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
22 2.7%
#2 Michigan
14 1.7%
#3 Georgia
12 1.5%
#4 North Carolina
11 1.4%
#5 California
10 1.2%
#6 Texas
10 1.2%
#7 Pennsylvania
9 1.1%
#8 Illinois
8 1.0%
New York share of Amire's total US births 2.7%
Even split

22 of 803 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Amire appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amire?
803 babies have been named Amire since 1990. It currently ranks #3015 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 46 births.
When was Amire most popular?
Amire was most popular in the 2010s decade with 338 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Amire most popular?
The top states for the name Amire are New York (22 births), Michigan (14 births), Georgia (12 births).
Is Amire a unisex name?
Yes, Amire is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 803 births, and as a girl's name it has 102 births.
How long has the name Amire been used?
Amire has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amire?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amir, Amin, Amit, Amiri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1990–2024 (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.