MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Amir mean?
Amīr is the Arabic word for a commander or prince. Hindi and Urdu also use the word for a wealthy person, a developed regional sense.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Arabic
أمير
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
अमीर
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Amir in Indian usage
80,400 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (84.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 12,298 records (15.3%).
- Recorded as male: 68,102 records (84.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,704 |
| 1940s | 4,315 |
| 1950s | 7,637 |
| 1960s | 11,513 |
| 1970s | 13,919 |
| 1980s | 18,374 |
| 1990s | 22,530 |
| Other decades | 408 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 31,918 |
| Bihar | 12,063 |
| Kerala | 5,310 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 4,070 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3,866 |
| Rajasthan | 3,593 |
| Maharashtra | 3,521 |
| Jharkhand | 2,970 |
| Delhi | 2,847 |
| Uttarakhand | 2,691 |
| Haryana | 2,554 |
| Punjab | 1,861 |
| Odisha | 961 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 455 |
| Tripura | 359 |
| Goa | 290 |
| Manipur | 288 |
| Meghalaya | 187 |
| Assam | 149 |
| Other states | 447 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Amir / M | 238 | 212 |
| Scotland | Amir / M | 10 | 333 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Documented namesakes
Amir Muhammad
Malaysian film director
Amir Rusli
Malaysian cyclist
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Amir ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Amir; Table_6, C217 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Amir; Table_6, C217
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Amir; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Amir; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Behind the Name: Amir ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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