Ameir
A masculine name of Arabic origin meaning "prince" or "leader".
Name Census estimates that about 799 living Americans carry the first name Ameir. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ameir today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ameir births was 2020 (57 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ameir. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
799
~ 1 in 428,979 Americans
Peak year
2020
57 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,064
Tracked since 1997
Census
Ameir in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 500 people with the first name Ameir, which placed it at #20,593 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#20,593
National first-name rank
People counted
500
500 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
75.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ameir
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ameir is Black at 75.2%. The next largest groups are White (9.8%) and Two or More Races (7.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ameir described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ameir at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American75.2% · 376
- White9.8% · 49
- Two or more races7.6% · 38
- Hispanic or Latino7.0% · 35
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 2
Popularity
Ameir: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ameir from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 411 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Ameir remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ameir by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ameir during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ameirs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. Michigan, New York, Florida recorded the most babies named Ameir, while California, Texas, Ohio recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 20 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Ameir
The name Ameir is believed to have its origins in the Arabic language and culture. It is derived from the Arabic word "amir," which means "prince" or "commander." The name first emerged in the Middle East during the early Islamic period, around the 7th century CE.
Historically, the name Ameir was often associated with royalty, nobility, and leadership positions within Arab societies. During the golden age of the Islamic empires, such as the Abbasid Caliphate, it was not uncommon for princes, generals, and other high-ranking officials to bear the name Ameir or its variants.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Ameir can be found in the famous Arabic literary work, "One Thousand and One Nights." In this collection of Middle Eastern folk tales, there are several characters named Ameir, reflecting the name's prevalence during that time period.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who carried the name Ameir. One such figure was Ameir ibn al-Tufayl (1105-1185 CE), a renowned Arab philosopher, mathematician, and poet who lived during the Almohad Caliphate in present-day Morocco and Spain.
Another prominent individual with the name Ameir was Ameir Khusraw (1253-1325 CE), a Persian poet, scholar, and musician who served as a courtier under the Delhi Sultanate in India. His literary works, particularly in the field of Sufi poetry, have had a lasting impact on the cultural and literary traditions of the region.
In the realm of Islamic scholarship, Ameir al-Din al-Kazaruni (1263-1357 CE) was a renowned Persian jurist and theologian who made significant contributions to the field of Islamic jurisprudence. His works on Islamic law and theology were widely studied and referenced throughout the medieval Islamic world.
During the Ottoman Empire, Ameir Ghazi I (1554-1635 CE) was a prominent military commander and statesman who served as the governor of several provinces and played a crucial role in the expansion and consolidation of Ottoman rule in the Balkans.
In more recent times, Ameir Abdul Malik (1912-1959 CE) was a prominent Pakistani politician and diplomat who served as the first foreign minister of Pakistan after its independence from British rule in 1947.
People
Ameir + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ameir: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ameir?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 799 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ameir going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 428,979 US residents.
Is Ameir a common name?
We classify Ameir as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 806 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ameir most popular?
The single biggest year for Ameir was 2020, when 57 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ameir is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ameir in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 500 people with the name Ameir, or 0.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #20,593 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ameir in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ameir?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ameir leans strongly male. 475 people counted with this name were male (94.2%), compared with 29 female bearers (5.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ameir?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ameir is Black at 75.2%. The next largest groups are White (9.8%) and Two or More Races (7.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ameir most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Ameir in the 2020 Census, accounting for 75.2% (376 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ameir in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ameir a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ameir in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ameir still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ameir in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ameir can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Ameir?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.