The first name Amirah
A girl’s name from Arabic.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
Spelling variant of Amira.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 189 girls were named Amirah, making it the 246th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 202 births (#240).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Amirah with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Amirah at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 603 girls born in the United States were named Amirah, the 490th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 678 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Amirah
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Amirah VannAmerican actress, born 1980
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Questions
- What does the name Amirah mean?
- Spelling variant of Amira.
- What is the origin of the name Amirah?
- Spelling variant of Amira.
- How popular is the name Amirah?
- In 2025, 189 girls born in England and Wales were named Amirah, ranking 246th. Its peak was 2024, with 202 births.
- Is Amirah a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 10,863 US babies named Amirah since 1880 were girls.
- When was Amirah most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 678 babies were named Amirah, its highest rank at 464th.