Given name
Almir
“prince, commander”
Almir is a masculine given name from Arabic, meaning “prince, commander.” It is used in Portuguese and Slovene.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Almir through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 447
- 447 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #3,759 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −7%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 29 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,759 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 7.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,059 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Almir’s family of names
In Slovenian usage, Almir has a feminine form in Almira. In Portuguese usage, Almir has a conventional equivalent in the German form LAMIR. In Portuguese usage, Almir has a conventional equivalent in the French form Alamire.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Almir has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Almir
- AlmirBrazilian association football playerborn 1969
- Almir TurkovićBosnian footballer (born 1970)
- AlmirBrazilian association football playerborn 1973
- Almir dos SantosBrazilian track and field athleteborn 1993
- Almir PernambuquinhoBrazilian footballer (1937-1973)
- Almirfootballerborn 1982
- Almir VelagićGerman weightlifterborn 1981
- Almir BekićBosnian footballer (born 1989)
- Almir SaterBrazilian singer, composer and violistborn 1956
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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