How Many People Are Named Amirah?
An estimated 10,130 people in the United States have the first name Amirah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Amirah peaked in popularity in 2024 with 675 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Amirah 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 Amirah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Amirah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
10,130
About 1 in 33,836 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2024
675 births
Total Registered
10,253
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Amirah
Amirah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,253 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Amirah as a female name
Ranked #464 in 2024
675 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (675 births)
Amirah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Amirah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,976 babies were registered. While Amirah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Amirah by Decade
How has Amirah 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.
Amirah by State
Birth registrations for Amirah span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Rhode Island, New Mexico, Delaware. On average, about 227 Amirahs were registered per state.
Amirah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Amirah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Amirah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amirah?
We estimate approximately 10,130 people named Amirah 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 33,836 Americans share this first name.
Is Amirah a common name?
Amirah is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,253 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Amirah most popular?
Amirah reached peak popularity in 2024, when 675 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Amirah is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Amirah a female name?
Amirah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Amirah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Amirah Smith, Amirah Johnson, Amirah 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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