Amirah
- #490 for girls in 2025, 603 births
- Peak · girls
- 2023 · 673 births
- Debut · girls
- 13 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 10,863since 1976
Amirah over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Amirah has never cracked the top 400 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
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| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #490 | 603 |
| 2024 | #463 | 678 |
| 2023 | #458 | 673 |
| 2022 | #576 | 519 |
| 2021 | #611 | 488 |
| 2020 | #545 | 551 |
| 2019 | #611 | 493 |
| 2018 | #721 | 393 |
| 2017 | #661 | 450 |
| 2016 | #711 | 401 |
| 2015 | #670 | 427 |
| 2014 | #666 | 428 |
| 2013 | #810 | 333 |
| 2012 | #733 | 378 |
| 2011 | #784 | 346 |
| 2010 | #819 | 328 |
| 2009 | #824 | 342 |
| 2008 | #770 | 381 |
| 2007 | #1,018 | 260 |
| 2006 | #970 | 270 |
| 2005 | #1,102 | 216 |
| 2004 | #1,114 | 205 |
| 2003 | #1,051 | 217 |
| 2002 | #1,363 | 142 |
| 2001 | #1,573 | 118 |
| 2000 | #1,425 | 129 |
| 1999 | #1,678 | 98 |
| 1998 | #1,636 | 99 |
| 1997 | #1,585 | 101 |
| 1996 | #1,702 | 89 |
| 1995 | #2,155 | 62 |
| 1994 | #2,059 | 67 |
| 1993 | #1,776 | 82 |
| 1992 | #2,612 | 47 |
| 1991 | #2,420 | 52 |
| 1990 | #2,437 | 50 |
| 1989 | #3,045 | 35 |
| 1988 | #2,295 | 48 |
| 1987 | #3,101 | 30 |
| 1986 | #2,973 | 31 |
| 1985 | #3,008 | 30 |
| 1984 | #3,144 | 27 |
| 1983 | #3,242 | 25 |
| 1982 | #3,093 | 28 |
| 1981 | #3,066 | 28 |
| 1980 | #4,978 | 14 |
| 1979 | #5,092 | 13 |
| 1978 | #4,679 | 14 |
| 1977 | #5,532 | 11 |
| 1976 | #4,614 | 13 |
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First appearance
1976
The first year at least five girls were named Amirah! It came in at #4,614, and was given to 13 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1976–1980, when fewer than 15 girls a year got the name.
Where Amirah is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Maryland#304 · 1 in 1,176
- New York#328 · 1 in 1,536
- Florida#342 · 1 in 1,637
- Virginia#376 · 1 in 1,607
- Mississippi#384 · 1 in 1,271
Best ever in a state: #101 in District of Columbia, 2014.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #304 | 17 | 1 in 1,176 |
| New York | #328 | 51 | 1 in 1,536 |
| Florida | #342 | 53 | 1 in 1,637 |
| Virginia | #376 | 21 | 1 in 1,607 |
| Mississippi | #384 | 7 | 1 in 1,271 |
| Ohio | #390 | 29 | 1 in 1,630 |
| Illinois | #402 | 26 | 1 in 1,705 |
| California | #404 | 81 | 1 in 1,997 |
| Massachusetts | #417 | 13 | 1 in 1,849 |
| New Jersey | #422 | 18 | 1 in 1,972 |
| Oklahoma | #437 | 9 | 1 in 1,642 |
| Connecticut | #459 | 6 | 1 in 1,917 |
| Minnesota | #459 | 11 | 1 in 1,953 |
| Pennsylvania | #466 | 22 | 1 in 2,122 |
| Georgia | #470 | 24 | 1 in 1,884 |
| Indiana | #481 | 14 | 1 in 1,993 |
| Washington | #511 | 13 | 1 in 2,220 |
| Michigan | #519 | 15 | 1 in 2,382 |
| Oregon | #548 | 6 | 1 in 2,175 |
| Iowa | #565 | 5 | 1 in 2,354 |
| Alabama | #574 | 8 | 1 in 2,290 |
| Texas | #598 | 53 | 1 in 3,029 |
| Tennessee | #603 | 12 | 1 in 2,673 |
| Kentucky | #653 | 6 | 1 in 2,875 |
| Arizona | #676 | 9 | 1 in 3,135 |
| North Carolina | #684 | 14 | 1 in 3,320 |
| South Carolina | #688 | 6 | 1 in 3,048 |
| Missouri | #728 | 7 | 1 in 3,471 |
| Louisiana | #776 | 5 | 1 in 3,274 |
| Colorado | #789 | 6 | 1 in 3,888 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 27 spots since 2024 (#463 → #490)
- 55 spots since 2020 (#545 → #490)
- Biggest jump: 248 spots in 2008
- Biggest drop: 77 spots in 2013
Rise & fade · girls
47 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1976
- Peaked 2023 at #458 (673 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 19 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 19 yrs · run 2008–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,384
- Highest: 1 in 2,384 girls born in 2023 were named Amirah (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,665 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 36.6% of all girls named Amirah (3,977) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51 | #4,614 (1976) | #4,979 |
| 1980s | 296 | #2,295 (1988) | #3,195 |
| 1990s | 747 | #1,585 (1997) | #2,006 |
| 2000s | 2,280 | #770 (2008) | #1,121 |
| 2010s | 3,977 | #611 (2019) | #719 |
| 2020s | 3,512 | #458 (2023) | #524 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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