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Ameer

Meaning: Commander, prince
Origin: Arabic — Variant of Amir

Boy's name · #980 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Ameer reached its best rank, #809, in 2016 and ranked #980 in 2025. About 6,600 boys have carried it since 1969.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#400 in Scotland (2025) · #577 in Ireland (2025) · #782 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,015 in Canada (2025) · #1,143 in Sweden (2025) · #3,374 in France (2025) · #6,439 in Italy (2024) · #1,873 in Austria (2023) · #3,806 in Ecuador (2015).

Famous Ameers

Ameer Webb — American sprinter (born 1991)
Ameer Hamza Shinwari — Afghan Pashto Poet (1907–1994)
Ameer Abdullah — American football player (born 1993)
Ameer Sultan — Indian film director and actor (born 1966)
Ameer Fakher Eldin — Syrian director and screenwriter (born 1991)

What Ameers become

Among 56 notable people named Ameer:

Political leaders appear 1.85× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ameer Bux Bhutto, Pakistani politician (born 1954).

Similar names: Aamir · Zaid · Ameen · Nazir · Zamir · Hamza

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