Amirah is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Amirah is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #490 for girl births in the United States (and #1,006 across all names), given to 603 babies — 665 including U.S. territories. Amirah first appears in 1976 and peaked in 2024 (678 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 603 | 665 | #490 |
| 2024 | 678 | 735 | #464 |
| 2023 | 673 | 705 | #458 |
| 2022 | 519 | 528 | #576 |
| 2021 | 488 | 497 | #611 |
| 2020 | 551 | 561 | #546 |
| 2019 | 493 | 513 | #611 |
| 2018 | 393 | 401 | #721 |
| 2017 | 450 | 457 | #661 |
| 2016 | 401 | 410 | #711 |
| 2015 | 427 | 427 | #670 |
| 2014 | 428 | 433 | #666 |
| 2013 | 333 | 339 | #810 |
| 2012 | 378 | 378 | #734 |
| 2011 | 346 | 346 | #784 |
| 2010 | 328 | 328 | #819 |
| 2009 | 342 | 342 | #824 |
| 2008 | 381 | 381 | #770 |
| 2007 | 260 | 260 | #1,018 |
| 2006 | 270 | 270 | #971 |
| 2005 | 216 | 216 | #1,102 |
| 2004 | 205 | 205 | #1,114 |
| 2003 | 217 | 217 | #1,051 |
| 2002 | 142 | 142 | #1,363 |
| 2001 | 118 | 118 | #1,573 |
| 2000 | 129 | 129 | #1,426 |
| 1999 | 98 | 98 | #1,678 |
| 1998 | 99 | 99 | #1,637 |
| 1997 | 101 | — | #1,587 |
| 1996 | 89 | — | #1,704 |
| 1995 | 62 | — | #2,157 |
| 1994 | 67 | — | #2,064 |
| 1993 | 82 | — | #1,776 |
| 1992 | 47 | — | #2,613 |
| 1991 | 52 | — | #2,420 |
| 1990 | 50 | — | #2,438 |
| 1989 | 35 | — | #3,050 |
| 1988 | 48 | — | #2,295 |
| 1987 | 30 | — | #3,103 |
| 1986 | 31 | — | #2,977 |
| 1985 | 30 | — | #3,012 |
| 1984 | 27 | — | #3,147 |
| 1983 | 25 | — | #3,247 |
| 1982 | 28 | — | #3,098 |
| 1981 | 28 | — | #3,071 |
| 1980 | 14 | — | #4,984 |
| 1979 | 13 | — | #5,102 |
| 1978 | 14 | — | #4,690 |
| 1977 | 11 | — | #5,544 |
| 1976 | 13 | — | #4,626 |