Given name
Amirah
“a princess; one who commands”
In English use, Amirah has a related form in Amira. One Arabic interpretation is “a princess; one who commands.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Amirah has a related form in Amira. One Arabic interpretation is “a princess; one who commands.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Amirah has a related form in 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 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amirah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,863
- 0 boys · 10,863 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 678 babies
- 2025
- 603
- #490 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +29%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 603 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 490 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 29.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (81). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,848 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.
Amirah’s family of names
In English usage, Amirah has a related form in Amira. In Indonesian usage, Amirah has a related form in Amira.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Amirah
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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