Amir

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since 1880

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According to a user from Bangladesh, the name Amir is of English origin and means "Prionty".
A user from Sweden says the name Amir is of Unknown origin and means "Prince in Arabic".
According to a user from Russia, the name Amir is of Arabic origin and means "Prince".

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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

noun A*mir"

Same as Ameer.

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An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)
Synonyms: ameer, emeer, and emir

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From Arabic أَمِير (ʾamīr, “commander, prince”). Akin to amir, emir and admiral.

A male given name.

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Amir Khan

Amir Khan is a boxer. Amir was born on December 8th, 1986 in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.

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Amir Aliakbari

Amir was born on December 11th, 1987 in Shahriar, Tehran Province.

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Amir Khusro

Amir Khusro is a ghazal, khyal, qawwali, ruba'i, and tarana musician. Amir was given the name Ab'ul Hasan Yamīn ud-Dīn K͟husrau in Patiyali.

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Oddisee

Oddisee is a hip hop music rapping and hip hop production. He was most prominent from 1999 to present. Oddisee was given the name Amir Mohamed el Khalifa in Washington, D.C.

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Amir Arison

Amir Arison is an actor. Amir was born Amir Arison on March 24th, 1978 in St. Louis.

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Amir Johnson

Amir Johnson is a basketball player for the Boston Celtics, →Fayetteville Patriots, →Sioux Falls Skyforce, Detroit Pistons, and Toronto Raptors in the National Basketball Association. He was most active from 2005 to present. Amir was born on May 1st, 1987 in Los Angeles.

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Yigal Amir

Yigal Amir is a criminal.

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Mohammad Amir

Mohammad was born on April 13th, 1992 in Gujjar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.

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Hady Mirza

Hady Mirza is a pop, r&b, soul, rock, hip-hop, rhythm, and blues musician. He was most active from 2006 to 2014. Hady was given the name Muhammad Mirzahady Bin Amir on January 28th, 1980. Hady is also known as Hady Mirza.

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Ihab Amir

Ihab Amir is an arab pop, arab tarab, raï music arabic music, moroccan music, algerian music, moroccan pop, arabic pop music, arabic music, music of morocco, and music of algeria singing, songwriter, composer, and guitarist. He plays Guitar. He was most active from 2015 to present. Ihab was born Ihab Amir on May 14th, 1994 in Safi, Morocco.

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Eli Amir

Eli Amir is a writer and civil servant. He holds the title Director General of the Youth Aliyah Department and Director General of theYouth AliyahDepartment. Eli was born on September 26th, 1937 in Baghdad.

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Menashe Amir

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born
1954	5	0	5
1955	6	0	6
1960	7	0	7
1962	7	0	7
1963	13	0	13
1964	12	0	12
1965	12	0	12
1966	18	0	18
1967	24	0	24
1968	18	0	18
1969	27	0	27
1970	28	0	28
1971	47	0	47
1972	42	0	42
1973	41	0	41
1974	56	0	56
1975	66	0	66
1976	69	0	69
1977	87	0	87
1978	104	0	104
1979	115	0	115
1980	131	0	131
1981	149	0	149
1982	137	0	137
1983	172	6	166
1984	210	5	205
1985	174	0	174
1986	209	0	209
1987	202	5	197
1988	215	0	215
1989	258	0	258
1990	272	0	272
1991	255	0	255
1992	258	5	253
1993	272	8	264
1994	337	7	330
1995	346	8	338
1996	366	7	359
1997	427	14	413
1998	530	14	516
1999	630	21	609
2000	610	8	602
2001	665	15	650
2002	767	24	743
2003	836	17	819
2004	870	27	843
2005	884	12	872
2006	1,002	16	986
2007	1,022	11	1,011
2008	1,150	24	1,126
2009	1,226	13	1,213
2010	1,234	16	1,218
2011	1,399	16	1,383
2012	1,485	20	1,465
2013	1,746	23	1,723
2014	1,834	17	1,817
2015	2,229	14	2,215
2016	2,453	17	2,436
2017	2,620	20	2,600

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Amir	U.S.
█	White	42.59%	64.26%
█	African American	12.81%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	37.22%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.00%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	4.64%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	0.00%	16.26%

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#83 Modern Boy Names
How Popular is the name Amir? Amir is the 1,362^nd most popular name of all time. As a last name Amir was the 17,274^th most popular name in 2010.
How many people with the first name Amir have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 30,386 babies born with the first name Amir in the United States. That's more than enough people named Amir to occupy the territory of Gibraltar (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 29,441 (as of July 1, 2010).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Amir? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1954 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
When was Amir first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Amir is Friday, December 26th, 1884.
What year had the most people named Amir born? The highest recorded use of the first name Amir was in 2017 with a total of 2,600 babies. That's a lot of babies named Amir!
Random Amir Factoid: According to the 2017 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Amir ranks 41^st in popularity as a baby boy's name in District of Columbia. Imagine that, 27 babies in District of Columbia have the same name as you in 2017.
Weird things about the name Amir: Your name in reverse order is Rima. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Aimr. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Amir? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 1,639 people with the last name Amir.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Amir? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Amir as their last name since less than 1 person in 179k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!