Head to head · Girls' names
Amirah vs Aubree
#490 vs #489 in 2025
Aubree is a whisker ahead (#489 vs #490 in 2025), but the curves point different ways: Aubree is stepping back from its peak, Amirah is holding its place on the charts. On momentum, Amirah has the edge.
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The tale of the tape
On the charts, Aubree leads 5 measures of 6; Amirah leads 1.
Ranks, counts and years are measured in the official US birth record; the classroom and living figures are estimates computed from it. The dot marks the side each measure favours on the charts — more common, not better.
What the records say
146 years of US births, drawn on one scale
Two curves, one scale
Who owned which decade
- 1970s: Amirah #4979, Aubree #3325 — Aubree higher
- 1980s: Amirah #3195, Aubree #1441 — Aubree higher
- 1990s: Amirah #2006, Aubree #910 — Aubree higher
- 2000s: Amirah #1121, Aubree #546 — Aubree higher
- 2010s: Amirah #719, Aubree #98 — Aubree higher
- 2020s: Amirah #524, Aubree #297 — Aubree higher
Aubree stood higher in every recorded decade — 6 of 6.
Rank by decade
| Decade | Amirah | Aubree |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | #4979 | #3325 |
| 1980s | #3195 | #1441 |
| 1990s | #2006 | #910 |
| 2000s | #1121 | #546 |
| 2010s | #719 | #98 |
| 2020s | #524 | #297 |
Average national rank across each decade. A dash means the name sat outside the recorded top of that decade.
The names themselves
Meaning, roots, sound and the people who carried each
Where each name comes from
Amirah
princess
Amirah is the feminine of Arabic amīr, "commander, prince," from the root ʾ-m-r, "to command." Worth knowing separately: Hebrew has its own name Amira, usually spelled without the h, connected to words for a sheaf of grain and the top of a tree. Same sound, different road.
amīr (Arabic, "commander, prince") → amīrah ("princess") → Amira → Amirah
How it traveled
The masculine amīr has been a title of rank and command since the earliest centuries of Islamic history — amīr al-muʾminīn, Commander of the Faithful, was borne by caliphs from the seventh century onward — and amīrah is its feminine, the ordinary Arabic word for a princess. As a given name it is used across the Arabic-speaking world and far beyond it, including widely in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Aubree
elf ruler, or elf power
From the Germanic elements alb 'elf' and ric 'power, ruler', joined in the old name Alberich. Aubree carries that meaning through Aubrey, of which it is a respelling.
Alberich → Auberi → Aubrey → Aubree
How it traveled
The root is the Germanic Alberich, borne by the dwarf-king who guards the Nibelung hoard in medieval German legend. Norman French wore it down to Auberi, and Norman speakers brought it to England after 1066, where it settled as Aubrey and stayed a man's name for centuries — you can still find it on English maps and surnames.
Where a reading is contested the note says so — this page does not turn a guess into a fact. The chain is each name's recorded forms, oldest first; the story is its opening, told in full on the name's own page.
Out loud, and in short
Amirah
ah-MEE-rah
The final h is silent — it marks the Arabic feminine ending rather than a sound. In American English you will also hear uh-MEER-uh, with the last syllable softened; both are in ordinary use, so it is worth deciding early which one your family says.
- Mira — The most common short form in English, and a long-established given name in its own right.
- Amy — Informal, drawn from the first syllable; also stands alone as a given name familiar to every generation in the US.
- Mimi — Family nickname, usually from the middle syllable rather than the spelling.
- Ami — Informal shortening used within families; spelled Amy, Ami or Amie depending on household preference.
Aubree
AW-bree
Two syllables, stress on the first. Some speakers say OH-bree, closer to the French Aubry, but AW-bree is the standard American reading and the spelling encourages it.
- Bree — The most common short form, and a long-established given name in its own right.
- Aubs — Casual, used among friends and family rather than on paper.
- Bri — An alternate spelling of the same short form; overlaps with Brianna and Briana.
- Bee — An affectionate household short form, rarely used outside the family.
Is it right for you
The differences that decide it, laid out by what you want
Choose by what you want
Choose Amirah if you want…
- a name on the way upup 55 places on the charts in five years
- a name with more sound in itAmirah runs 3 syllables, Aubree 2
- a name that ages quietlyan estimated 40% chance of feeling dated by 2040, against 74% for Aubree
Choose Aubree if you want…
- a name past its most crowded yearsAubree is stepping back from its peak
- a name with fewer syllablesAubree is 2 syllables to Amirah's 3
- a name that feels very nowAubree is stepping back from its peak
Each line is a measured difference between the two names — a rank, a count, a recorded form — never a judgement of either. Save the one that answers your question; it lands on your shortlist.
The trade-offs, name by name
Amirah
Strengths
- The meaning is transparent to Arabic speakers worldwide — no explaining needed across a very large part of the globe.
- Ready-made short forms that already exist as names on their own: Mira, Amy.
- Used across Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Bosnian and Swahili-speaking communities, so it travels without being reshaped.
To consider
- Amirah and Amira compete as spellings, and neither is rare. Expect to spell it out, and expect the h to be dropped by people writing it down quickly.
- It sits in a crowded sound-neighborhood with Amira, Amina, Amara, Amaya and Samira. Mix-ups are more likely than mispronunciations.
- The name is centuries old, but its American wave is recent — most people carrying this spelling here are still young, so US namesakes of an older generation are few. Elsewhere it has a much longer local history.
Aubree
Strengths
- Spelled the way it sounds in English, so a child rarely has to teach anyone how to say it.
- Comes with Bree ready-made — a short form that also works as a full given name on a resume or a nametag.
- Sits on a documented line running back through Norman French to Germanic Alberich, nearly a thousand years of continuous use.
To consider
- Aubrey is the spelling most people default to. Expect a lifetime of small corrections on forms, coffee cups and email addresses — manageable, but constant.
- The name's wave is recent and concentrated, so it reads as belonging to a particular slice of American childhood rather than to any generation before it.
- Aubrey is still used for men in Britain and in older American records. The -ee spelling reads as female in the US, but the parent name has two roads and someone will occasionally assume the other one.
Documented properties of each name — how it spells, travels and shortens — not opinions about the child.
How each is likely to age
Amirah
40%chance Amirah feels dated by 2040
Amirah sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
Aubree
74%chance Aubree feels dated by 2040
Aubree is coming down from a big peak (#53 in 2013). This is the stretch of the cycle where a name starts to sound like the decade it ruled.
A reading of where each name sits on the long naming cycle — computed, not measured, and explained on the data page.
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Amirah or Aubree — the short answers
- Which is more popular, Amirah or Aubree?
- Aubree, in 2025: Aubree ranked #489 with 606 babies; Amirah ranked #490 with 603 babies.
- Which name is rising faster, Amirah or Aubree?
- Amirah. Over the last five years Amirah moved up 55 places; Aubree moved down 333 places.
- Which is the older name, Amirah or Aubree?
- Amirah entered the US charts in 1976; Aubree entered the US charts in 1972. On the American record, Aubree is the older name.
- How many people are named Amirah and Aubree?
- About 11,000 people named Amirah are estimated to be alive in the US today. About 49,000 people named Aubree are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- Will there be other Amirahs or Aubrees in the classroom?
- Amirah will almost certainly be the only one in school. Aubree will almost certainly be the only one in school.
US figures from the Social Security Administration, 1880–2025. Votes are battle voters on this site, not the birth record. Data & methodology
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