Ahmir

#1,231 in 2025Boys' name

Literal meaning not recorded; Arabic origin

Ahmir has been given to 3,819 babies in the U.S. since 1991. In 2025 it ranked #1,231 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2022, with 276 recorded.

Babies named Ahmir, 2025

1 in 20,300

Ahmir over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Ahmir: meaning, origin, and history

Literal meaning not recorded; Arabic origin

Arabic

What Ahmir means

Ahmir is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Ahmir is used in English. Its origins include Arabic.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 3,814 boys were recorded with the name Ahmir between 1991 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 276 in 2022; its best national rank was #873 in 2022.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #935 in 2020 to #1,231 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #1,049 in 2015 to #1,231 in 2025.

In the United States, 5 girls were recorded with the name Ahmir between 2008 and 2008. Its highest annual count was 5 in 2008; its best national rank was #17,580 in 2008.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Ahmir?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 20,300; 163 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 10,500; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #1,231; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 14,099 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Ahmir sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 5002%

Put another way: gather 14,099 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Ahmir. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Ahmirs were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Ahmir was born before 2017 — so the typical Ahmir is around 8 today.

Median birth year: 2017; About 8 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 42.8% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 94.5%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 3,814; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 42.8% of all recorded uses (1,631).

Is Ahmir rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: −200; Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago: −296; Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago: −182; Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago: 0.86×; Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak: 59.1%; Peak was 2022 (276)
Years since peak: 3; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 18.5% average annual change
Best rank ever: #873; 2022

Spellings of Ahmir

Ahmir is not the most common spelling — Amir is, with 26.1% against Ahmir's 1.8%.

Amir26.1%55,747
Ahmad9.5%20,348
Ahmed8.1%17,282
Yahir5.8%12,431
Samir5.2%11,094
Jamir4.4%9,314
Emir2.6%5,615
Amar2.3%4,989

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Ahmir is used

Across 2016–2025, Ahmir was most concentrated in Louisiana — about 1 in 2,083 boys, against 1 in 6,917 across all states with data. It was least common in Arizona (1 in 100,000).

148 per 100,000

State popularity map

Most concentrated

1Louisiana1 in 2,083
2Maryland1 in 2,703
3Georgia1 in 2,778
4South Carolina1 in 2,857
5Mississippi1 in 3,125
6North Carolina1 in 3,333
7Alabama1 in 3,448
8Florida1 in 4,348

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Ahmir by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #1,231
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Down 296
Best rank ever: #873; 2022
Peak year: 2022; 276 that year
First recorded: 1991
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 3,814
Count in 2025: 163

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #17,580; 2008
Peak year: 2008; 5 that year
First recorded: 2008
Last recorded: 2008
All-time count: 5
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Ahmir

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Damir Zamir Ahmed Aamir Ahmad Tamir Ahmet Ahmari Zymir Jahmir Tymir Jamir Demir Samir Emir Ramir Kymir Namir Yamir Ahmon Ahman Shamir Casimir Symir

Names with a curve like Ahmir

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Ahmir, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

Adler Laith Alistair Kyren Boaz Yahya Ayan Adiel Jad Kabir Yaseen Harlem

Sibling names for Ahmir

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Isha Shay Sapphire Kamari Scout Layne Vida Dior

For a brother

Rian Mikael Bishop Eleazar Gray Rishi Loyal Karim

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