The first name Emir
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 75 boys were named Emir, making it the 517th most popular boys’ name.
1,021
babies named Emir, 1996–2025
#517
rank in 2025
2025
peak year
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Emir with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Emir at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 546 boys born in the United States were named Emir, the 551st most popular boys’ name that year.
5,620
babies named Emir since 1880
#551
rank in 2025
2025
peak year
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 Emir
9 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Emir SpahićBosnian association football player, born 1980
- Emir MutapčićBosnian basketball player, born 1960
- Emir SulejmanovićBosnia and herzegovina and Finnish basketball player, born 1995
- Emir DizdarevićA Bosnian chess player, born 1958
- Emir HalilovićAssociation football player, born 1989
- Emir KarićBosnian association football player, born 1997
- Emir HadžihafizbegovićBosnian-Herzegovinian actor, born 1961
- Emir HadžićBosnia and Herzegovina footballer, born 1984
- Emir SaderBrazilian sociologist and journalist, born 1943
Questions
- How popular is the name Emir?
- In 2025, 75 boys born in England and Wales were named Emir, ranking 517th.
- Is Emir a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 5,620 US babies named Emir since 1880 were boys.
- When was Emir most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 546 babies were named Emir, its highest rank at 551st.