Is Amiri a boy or girl name?
Amiri is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 306 girls and 556 boys were named Amiri, so 35.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 32.4% of the 4,184 US babies named Amiri were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #533
- Girl rank, 2024
- #878
- Babies named Amiri since 1971
- 4,184
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 911 babies
Boys and girls named Amiri, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 100 | 18 | 15.3% |
| 2000s | 301 | 67 | 18.2% |
| 2010s | 204 | 79 | 27.9% |
| 2020s | 2,188 | 1,190 | 35.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 556 | #533 | 306 | #878 |
| 2023 | 595 | #507 | 316 | #847 |
| 2022 | 567 | #523 | 316 | #881 |
| 2021 | 330 | #760 | 175 | #1,293 |
| 2020 | 140 | #1,295 | 77 | #2,303 |
| 2019 | 61 | #2,265 | 31 | #4,441 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,561 | 6 | #13,915 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,947 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,478 | 12 | #8,923 |
| 2015 | 22 | #4,412 | 5 | #16,599 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,744 | 7 | #13,178 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,259 | 12 | #9,071 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,587 | 6 | #15,097 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,269 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,369 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,813 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,400 | 7 | #13,951 |
| 2007 | 34 | #3,255 | 7 | #14,032 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,227 | 6 | #15,274 |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,715 | 9 | #10,976 |
| 2004 | 43 | #2,531 | 9 | #10,757 |
| 2003 | 41 | #2,507 | 15 | #7,234 |
| 2002 | 41 | #2,429 | 8 | #11,183 |
| 2001 | 34 | #2,747 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,428 | 6 | #13,265 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,484 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 23 | #3,298 | 6 | #12,536 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,460 | 6 | #12,180 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,190 | 6 | #11,898 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,138 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,471 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,158 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,957 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,708 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,159 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,560 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Amiri reached #507 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #847 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 Amiri
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.