Ameera

Meaning: Princess, commander
Origin: Variant of Amira (from Arabic)

Girl's name · #1367 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Ameera is near its high-water mark: it reached #1282 in 2020 and still ranked #1367 in 2025. About 3,400 girls have carried it since 1972.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#390 in Scotland (2025) · #493 in England & Wales (2025) · #903 in Ireland (2025) · #1,004 in Sweden (2025) · #549 in Canada (2024).

Famous Ameeras

Ameera al-Taweel — Saudi Arabian philanthropist
Ameera Shah — Indian entrepreneur
Ameera Al-Kooheji — Notable figure
Ameera Lee — Para-archer from Australia
Ameera Abualsamh — Saudi soccer player (born 2005)

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Ameerah (#2440), Ameera would rank around #1053 with about 230 births last year — the newborns split about 69/31 between Ameera and Ameerah.

Similar names: Amyra · Zarah · Amiri · Mirha · Aleyah · Aminah

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