Spellings
Amira or Amirah?
In the US in 2025, 66% of babies in this name family were spelled Amira and 18% Amirah. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Amira66% of the family2,168 born in 2025#132 among girls×3 since 2015Amirah18% of the family603 born in 2025#490 among girls+41% since 2015Amyra6% of the family201 born in 2025#1,150 among girls+36% since 2015Ameera5% of the family161 born in 2025#1,367 among girls+40% since 2015Ameerah2% of the family73 born in 2025#2,438 among girls−11% since 2015Amyrah2% of the family70 born in 2025#2,514 among girls+32% since 2015
Ten years ago
Amira already led in 2015, with 51% of the family's births; it has 66% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 1,684 to 3,276 births (+95%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amira | 859 | 2,168 | ×3 |
| Amirah | 427 | 603 | +41% |
| Amyra | 148 | 201 | +36% |
| Ameera | 115 | 161 | +40% |
| Ameerah | 82 | 73 | −11% |
| Amyrah | 53 | 70 | +32% |
How they sound
- Amira /əˈmirə/ (uh-MEER-uh)
- Amirah /əˈmirə/ (uh-MEER-uh)
- Amyra /əˈmɪərə/ (uh-MEER-uh)
- Ameera /əˈmirə/ (uh-MEER-uh)
- Ameerah /əˈmirə/ (uh-MEER-uh)
- Amyrah /əˈmaɪrə/ (uh-MY-ruh)
In France
In France in 2025: Amira 475 births (#108 among girls), Amirah 10 births, Amyra 15 births, Ameera 5 births and Ameerah 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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