Given name
Ameera
“a princess; one who commands”
Ameera is a variant of Amira. One Arabic interpretation is “a princess; one who commands.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ameera is a variant of Amira. One Arabic interpretation is “a princess; one who commands.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ameera is a variant of Amira. An origin associated with Amira is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ameera through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,447
- 0 boys · 3,447 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 178 babies
- 2025
- 161
- #1,367 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +9%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 161 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,367 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 8.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (27). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,344 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
People named Ameera
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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