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Amir Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Amir?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Amir, ranked the 149th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Amir has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #149 for the first time this year.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2017 with 2,611 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Amir in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1959.

Approximately during the years 1962-1967, 1968-1971, 1972-1984, 1985-1989, 1991-2004, and 2005-2017 the name Amir took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Amir's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Amir has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Amir?

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Amir is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Amir (Girl)Amir (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 12 8,588 2,584 149
2017 21 5,822 2,611 150
2016 17 6,903 2,436 165
2015 14 8,019 2,215 187
2014 17 7,002 1,817 212
2013 23 5,651 1,723 216
2012 20 6,347 1,466 248
2011 16 7,457 1,383 250
2010 16 7,541 1,218 278
2009 13 8,917 1,214 279
2008 24 5,762 1,126 296
2007 11 10,168 1,011 317
2006 16 7,499 986 326
2005 12 8,918 872 339
2004 27 4,824 843 340
2003 17 6,597 820 340
2002 24 4,909 742 359
2001 15 6,972 651 391
2000 8 10,803 602 413
1999 21 5,047 609 401
1998 14 6,737 516 443
1997 14 6,504 413 502
1996 7 10,633 359 536
1995 8 9,618 338 552
1994 7 10,620 330 564
1993 8 9,606 264 634
1992 5 13,397 253 650
1991 < 5 -- 255 641
1990 < 5 -- 272 608
1989 < 5 -- 259 615
1988 < 5 -- 215 644
1987 5 11,382 198 652
1986 < 5 -- 209 619
1985 < 5 -- 174 672
1984 5 10,479 205 590
1983 6 9,058 166 664
1982 < 5 -- 137 755
1981 < 5 -- 149 709
1980 < 5 -- 130 769
1979 < 5 -- 115 812
1978 < 5 -- 104 840
1977 < 5 -- 87 910
1976 < 5 -- 69 998
1975 < 5 -- 66 1,008
1974 < 5 -- 57 1,091
1973 < 5 -- 41 1,296
1972 < 5 -- 42 1,285
1971 < 5 -- 47 1,200
1970 < 5 -- 28 1,618
1969 < 5 -- 28 1,526
1968 < 5 -- 18 1,896
1967 < 5 -- 24 1,575
1966 < 5 -- 18 1,818
1965 < 5 -- 12 2,367
1964 < 5 -- 12 2,411
1963 < 5 -- 13 2,299
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.