How Many People Are Named Amira?
An estimated 23,152 people in the United States have the first name Amira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Amira peaked in popularity in 2024 with 2,181 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Amira as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Amira paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Amira is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
23,152
About 1 in 14,805 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2024
2,181 births
Total Registered
23,434
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Amira
Amira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 23,434 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Amira as a male name
Ranked #12,412 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (5 births)
Amira as a female name
Ranked #136 in 2024
2,176 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (2,176 births)
Amira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Amira span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 8,197 babies were registered. Amira remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Amira by Decade
How has Amira tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Amira by State
Birth registrations for Amira span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Montana, Maine, New Hampshire. On average, about 460 Amiras were registered per state.
Amira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Amira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Amira
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Amira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amira?
We estimate approximately 23,152 people named Amira are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 14,805 Americans share this first name.
Is Amira a common name?
Amira is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 23,434 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Amira most popular?
Amira reached peak popularity in 2024, when 2,181 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Amira is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Amira a female name?
Amira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Amira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Amira Smith, Amira Johnson, Amira Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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