Looking for a gorgeous and unique name for your darling daughter? Give Amira a look! Taken from the Arabic verb amara, to rule or to command, Amira means princess in Arabic (it is the feminine form of Amir, which is the Arabic name for prince). Pronounced Ah-MEER-ah, Amira can also be spelled Amirah, Ameera, or Ameerah.
The name is especially popular in African and Middle Eastern countries, but is also gaining popularity in the United States: although it didn't appear on U.S. naming charts until 1998, according to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amira was ranked as number 317 in 2017, and it doesn't show any signs of dropping off in popularity. Meanwhile, as of 2018, Amira is ranked at number 179 in the U.K., and Amirah is number 329.
Your baby girl would have a wide selection of role models named Amira, as notable women bearing this name include Somali-Filipino model Amira Ahmed, Saudi princess Ameera al-Tawil, Tunisian Olympic distance runner Amira Ben Amor, scholar and historian Amira Bennison, Egyptian writer and author Amira Nowaira, and Egyptian opera singer Amira Selim.
