Unisex name · since 1971
Amiri
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 3,306 babies named Amiri, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,370 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #604 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,306
- born since 1971
- 2020s
- peak decade
3,306 babies have been named Amiri since 1971, making it today's #604 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Amiri recorded 3,306 times among boys since 1971, holding rank #604 nationally today, ahead of 96% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #2,370 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #604 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,306 born since 1971
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amiri ranks #2,370 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #604 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,306 born since 1971, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,370 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #604 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,306
- born since 1971
- 2020s
- peak decade
Amiri's 3,306 recorded births place it above 94.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Amiri compares
3,306 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Amiri's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amiri | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,306 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 596 | 34 | 22,252 |
Amiri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Amiri splits its recorded history at 2007: 89% of all births land in the more recent half, 11% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 596 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Amiri popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 596
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Amiri popularity over time - girls
1,622 total births recorded since 1996 (Amiri as girls' name)
Amiri by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,664 births, 81% of the file).
2020s was Amiri's strongest decade.
2,664 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Amiri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 100
1990s
100 births
- 2000s 301
2000s
301 births
- 2010s 204
2010s
204 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,664 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,664 births (81% of all-time use).
How Amiri 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 Amiri's total volume
Amiri by state
Where Amiri concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 232 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 226 | 6.8% |
| #3 | California | | 223 | 6.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 181 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 164 | 5.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 146 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 143 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 132 | 4.0% |
232 of 3,306 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Amiri appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Amiris (232 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Amiri 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.