Is Amira a boy or girl name?
Amira is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 2,176 girls and 5 boys were named Amira, so 99.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 23,434 US babies named Amira were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #12,412
- Girl rank, 2024
- #136
- Babies named Amira since 1963
- 23,434
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 2,181 babies
Boys and girls named Amira, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 24 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 256 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 595 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,563 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,635 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 8,197 | 100% |
| 2020s | 5 | 8,159 | 99.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,412 | 2,176 | #136 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 2,107 | #131 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,394 | #209 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,353 | #218 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,129 | #283 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,166 | #283 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,043 | #315 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,024 | #317 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 874 | #373 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 858 | #383 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 767 | #418 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 664 | #459 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 610 | #503 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 587 | #500 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 604 | #495 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 645 | #478 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 729 | #437 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 603 | #521 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 513 | #571 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 480 | #593 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 419 | #651 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 374 | #700 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 318 | #759 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 286 | #818 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 268 | #835 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 221 | #945 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 229 | #916 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,040 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,133 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,170 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,160 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,180 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,431 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,375 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,606 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,480 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,638 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,100 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,839 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,833 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,921 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,023 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,219 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,119 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,157 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,306 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,433 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,085 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,732 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,882 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,754 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,747 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,315 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,500 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,645 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,829 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,874 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,614 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Amira reached #12,412 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #131 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Amira
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.