Ameir
Masculine · “commander”
Ameir is a spelling of Amir, an Arabic word for a commander — the word English borrowed as emir. It is also, quite separately, a Hebrew word for the top of a tree, and both readings are in real use.
How old is the name Ameir?
Ameir first appears in US birth records in 1997 — 28 years ago. The typical Ameir is a kid of about 10 — this name's wave is very recent. About 800 people named Ameir are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Ameir most popular?
Ameir peaked in 2017, reaching #2345 nationally. Today it ranks #3181, 836 places below that high. See the whole 2017 chart.
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Where it comes from
From amir to Ameir
The story of Ameir
Amir has been an Arabic title for well over a thousand years and a personal name for nearly as long, used from Morocco to Indonesia. The Hebrew word is separate and much less traveled, but it made Amir a common Israeli name in the twentieth century. American records show Amir, Ameer, Ameir and Ameer, the spellings reflecting which language did the transliterating rather than any difference in the name.
Meaningscholars disagree
commander, prince
Arabic amir is one who commands, from a root meaning to order or to command; English took it as emir and admiral. Hebrew amir is a treetop or the highest bough, an unrelated word that happens to sound the same, and Israeli families use the name on that reading.
How the name formed
- amir
- Ameir
Related forms: Amir · Ameer · Amir · Emir
Pronouncing Ameir
uh-MEER
Two syllables with the stress on the second. English speakers sometimes read the ei as ay, giving uh-MAIR.
Nicknames for Ameir
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1997
- Most boys named
- 202057 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2345reached in 2017
- Change vs 2024
- +42.3%37 in 2025, from 26
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Ameir in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Amir in Arabic — same name
- Ameer in Urdu — spelling variant
- Amir in Hebrew — related form
- Emir in Turkish — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: Michigan, Florida, Texas.
Ameirs among us
people named Ameir are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 46,164 born in 2025 was named Ameir
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Rayshon test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Ameir's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Rayshon climbed just as high around 1995, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Rayshon's path sketches the road Ameir is walking now.
Ameir 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.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Ameir is headed
Ameir is easing off slowly — about 19% fewer babies a year by 2030 if the trend continues. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Ameir beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Ameir in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled Arabic meaning that English speakers already half know through emir and admiral.
- Used across the Arab world, South Asia, Turkey and Israel, which is a very wide reach.
- Two syllables and an obvious rhythm.
- Amir and Ameer are both far more written, and this spelling will be corrected constantly.
- The ei is genuinely ambiguous in English and invites the wrong vowel.
- The name carries a title's weight, which is worth being comfortable with.
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Frequently asked
- How many Ameirs are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 800 people named Ameir are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Ameir in 2025?
- Ameir ranks #3181 among US boy names in 2025, with 37 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Ameir?
- About 1 in every 46,164 US boys born in 2025 was named Ameir — 37 in all.
- Will my child share the name Ameir with classmates?
- Ameir will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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