Feminine dossier · first seen 1976

Amirah

Rising Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
678
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha

Quick answers about Amirah

How many people are named Amirah?

An estimated 10,733 living Americans are named Amirah.

How rare is Amirah?

Amirah is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 603 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 11.1% from its 2024 peak.

How old is the typical Amirah?

The median age of a living American named Amirah is approximately 11 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 18 years old.

Is Amirah still popular?

Yes — Amirah is currently rising in popularity, with 603 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.5× higher than the previous decade.

Where is Amirah most common?

Amirah has its strongest geographic signal in New Jersey, where it appears 12.9× more often than the national baseline.

1976Peak 20242025
peak 2024 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
11.1%
2025
603
All-time
10,863

Amirah spread fast — broke out in Florida, Maryland, Nevada, and New York (2023) and ran high in 7 states within a decade.

Broke out: Florida, Maryland, Nevada, and New York, 2023 · over-represented in 7 states over 1 year

Alabama: never over-represented AL Alaska: never over-represented AK Arizona: never over-represented AZ Arkansas: never over-represented AR California: never over-represented CA Colorado: never over-represented CO Connecticut: broke out 2024 CT Delaware: never over-represented DE District of Columbia: never over-represented DC Florida: broke out 2023 FL Georgia: never over-represented GA Hawaii: never over-represented HI Idaho: never over-represented ID Illinois: never over-represented IL Indiana: never over-represented IN Iowa: never over-represented IA Kansas: never over-represented KS Kentucky: never over-represented KY Louisiana: never over-represented LA Maine: never over-represented ME Maryland: broke out 2023 MD Massachusetts: never over-represented MA Michigan: never over-represented MI Minnesota: never over-represented MN Mississippi: never over-represented MS Missouri: never over-represented MO Montana: never over-represented MT Nebraska: never over-represented NE Nevada: broke out 2023 NV New Hampshire: never over-represented NH New Jersey: never over-represented NJ New Mexico: never over-represented NM New York: broke out 2023 NY North Carolina: never over-represented NC North Dakota: never over-represented ND Ohio: never over-represented OH Oklahoma: never over-represented OK Oregon: broke out 2024 OR Pennsylvania: never over-represented PA Rhode Island: never over-represented RI South Carolina: never over-represented SC South Dakota: never over-represented SD Tennessee: never over-represented TN Texas: never over-represented TX Utah: never over-represented UT Vermont: never over-represented VT Virginia: never over-represented VA Washington: never over-represented WA West Virginia: never over-represented WV Wisconsin: broke out 2024 WI Wyoming: never over-represented WY