Unisex name · since 1990
Amire
835 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.
- #5,753 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,620 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 835
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amire currently ranks #3620 among unisex names in America, with 835 babies recorded since 1990.
Amire has 835 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3620 as of the latest data, more common than 74% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #5,753 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,620 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 835 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amire ranks #5,753 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,620 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 835 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,753 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,620 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 835
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amire's 835 recorded births place it above 87.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Amire compares
835 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Amire's all-time total is 126% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amire | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 835 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 34 | 22,252 |
Amire's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Amire splits its recorded history at 2011: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1990 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Amire popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Amire popularity over time - girls
107 total births recorded since 1998 (Amire as girls' name)
Amire by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (338 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Amire's strongest decade.
338 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Amire births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
240 births
- 2010s
2010s
338 births
- 2020s
2020s
221 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 338 births (40% of all-time use).
How Amire 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 Amire's total volume
Amire by state
Where Amire concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 22 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 14 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #6 | California | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 9 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 8 | 1.0% |
22 of 835 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Amire appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amire's data
- Amire's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (338 total births) through the 2020s (221) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Amires (22 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Amire: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Amire 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.