Emir
- Pronunciation
- [Eh-mir]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Prince
- Origin
- Arabic
About the Name Emir
Emir is an Arabic name and title meaning "prince," "commander," or "leader," the same word that lies behind the English term emirate. Carrying clear connotations of nobility, leadership, and authority, it is widely used across Arabic- and Turkish-speaking cultures, where its regal meaning gives it a sense of dignity and quiet strength. That princely heritage lends the name an air of confidence and distinction wherever it is used.
The two syllables, Eh-mir, give it a smooth, resonant sound, easy to say across many languages and naming traditions. The name reads as strong yet elegant, a princely choice that travels well internationally and pairs a noble meaning with a crisp, thoroughly modern feel. It manages to sound both commanding and graceful, distinctive without being difficult, which has helped fuel its recent rise on the American charts.
Emir first entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2019 and reached its peak in 2024 at rank #557 — its best year so far — with 2,501 top-1000 births recorded in all. A recorded variant is Amir. That recent debut followed by a fresh high marks Emir as a rising name climbing steadily into American use, part of a broader interest in short, strong, internationally portable boys' names that carry meaning and dignity across cultures.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Emir
US Popularity History (2019–2025)
Annual US births named Emir by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 546 boys named Emir (boy rank #551 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Emir Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Emir the strongest states are Nevada, Arkansas, Maryland.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | #433 | 21 |
| 2 | Arkansas | #441 | 23 |
| 3 | Maryland | #485 | 76 |
| 4 | Mississippi | #502 | 18 |
| 5 | New York | #531 | 287 |
| 6 | New Jersey | #539 | 113 |
| 7 | California | #549 | 438 |
| 8 | Illinois | #586 | 142 |
| 9 | Texas | #614 | 309 |
| 10 | Florida | #614 | 222 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | #863 | 40 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | #844 | 48 |
| 3 | Ohio | #749 | 69 |
| 4 | Tennessee | #740 | 46 |
| 5 | Indiana | #729 | 34 |
| 6 | Missouri | #720 | 21 |
| 7 | Virginia | #716 | 75 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | #701 | 25 |
| 9 | Georgia | #679 | 130 |
| 10 | South Carolina | #667 | 25 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Emir in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amir | Commanding | Female | Arabic |
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Compare Emir to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Emir against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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