Meaning of the nameAmir
Amir is a masculine name that exists in Arabic, meaning 'commander, prince', and in Hebrew, where it means 'treetop'.
Meaning
“commander, prince (Arabic); treetop (Hebrew)”
Source: Wiktionary: Amir · Behind the Name: Amir (1) · Behind the Name: Amir (2)
- People (2022)
- 2,202
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,797
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,479
- people
Amir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Amir, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (437 people).
83 women 2,119 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Amir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Amir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 547 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 376 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 259 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 246 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 132 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 132 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 92 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 57 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 52 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 49 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 43 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 41 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 24 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Amir
Wiktionary derives Amir from Arabic أَمِير (ʾamīr), 'commander, prince'; Behind the Name adds that the word was a title before it became a name, the same one English took as 'emir'. There is also a Hebrew name Amir, which Behind the Name translates as 'treetop' and treats as a separate entry. The two origins give the same spelling in Portuguese. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,202 people with this name, with a median age of 50.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Amir · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Amir (1) · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Amir (2) · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Amir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Amir
What does the name Amir mean?
Amir means “commander, prince (Arabic); treetop (Hebrew)”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Amir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,202 people with the first name Amir, which ranks it number 4,797 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Amir a boy's or a girl's name?
Amir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 83 women and 2,119 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Amir?
Amir is a name of Arabic and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Amir most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.002% of the state's population is named Amir (259 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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