Over the past 110 years, 5 girls and 33 921 boys have been named Amir. The name Amir ranks 17866th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Amir in 2004. The peak of popularity of the name Amir came in the 2000s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.