Fun Facts About the Name Aamirah
- 317 babies named Aamirah: U.S. records list 317 babies given the name Aamirah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Aamirah Mean?
Aamirah is an Arabic feminine name. Its usual meaning is "princess," from Arabic amīrah (أميرة), the feminine of amīr (أمير), "commander" or "prince." Amīr is connected with the verb amara, "to command," and the feminine ending -ah forms the title "princess." A separate Arabic name also transliterated Aamirah is ʿĀmirah (عامرة), meaning "flourishing" or "prosperous," from a root associated with inhabiting and cultivating land. These are distinct names in Arabic script, and the English spelling does not show which Arabic form is intended.
Aamirah Name History & Origins
The name belongs to the Arabic practice of forming feminine names and titles with the ending -ah. Amīr was used historically for commanders and rulers, and amīrah for a princess; the feminine title came into use as a personal name in Arabic-speaking societies. For the princess name, English forms such as Amira, Amirah, Ameera, and Aamirah reflect different transliterations of the same Arabic letters; the doubled a and final h are spelling conventions rather than separate name elements. The separate name ʿĀmirah comes from the Arabic root ʿ-m-r, seen in words for inhabiting and flourishing. Both names are used in Arabic-speaking countries and among Muslim communities elsewhere, but the English spelling alone does not identify which Arabic name a bearer has.
How Popular is the Name Aamirah?
Aamirah has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #4,997 in 2023.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,935 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #8,407 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #4,997 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2022 | #5,307 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #5,953 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #6,920 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2019 | #7,715 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #7,758 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #6,043 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #10,110 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #7,612 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #8,485 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #10,234 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #8,208 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #11,183 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #14,959 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #11,457 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #5,751 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2007 | #7,092 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #13,604 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #10,130 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #16,108 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #10,426 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #15,359 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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