Amira

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Origin and Meaning of Amira

User Submitted Origins

Arabic

50%

English

13%

Hebrew

13%

Indian (Sanskrit)

6%

African

6%

African American

6%

Islamic/Muslim

6%

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User Submitted Meanings

• According to a user from United Kingdom, the name Amira is of Arabic origin and means "Princess, Rich".
• According to a user from United Kingdom, the name Amira is of Hebrew origin and means "Treetops".
• According to a user from Germany, the name Amira is of Arabic origin and means "Commanderess / Comander (female)".
• A user from New York, United States says the name Amira is of Islamic / Muslim origin and means "Princess".
• According to a user from Virginia, United States, the name Amira is of Hebrew origin and means "Princess".

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From Arabic for princess, أميرة

1. A female given name, female version of Amir.

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• How Popular is the name Amira? Amira is the 2,158^th most popular name of all time. As a last name Amira was the 92,358^th most popular name in 2010.
• How many people with the first name Amira have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 13,036 babies born with the first name Amira in the United States. That's more than enough people named Amira to occupy the territory of Wallis and Futuna (France) with an estimated population of 13,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
• What year were 5 or more babies first named Amira? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1963 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
• When was Amira first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Amira is Wednesday, June 15th, 1887.
• What year had the most people named Amira born? The highest recorded use of the first name Amira was in 2017 with a total of 1,014 babies. That's a lot of babies named Amira!
• Random Amira Factoid: According to the 2017 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Amira ranks 100^th in popularity as a baby girl's name in District of Columbia. Imagine that, 11 babies in District of Columbia have the same name as you in 2017.
• Weird things about the name Amira: Your name in reverse order is Arima. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Aiarm. How do you pronounce that?
• How many people have the last name Amira? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 199 people with the last name Amira.
• How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Amira? Amira is one of the most unique last names recorded.

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