Spelling comparison
Amira vs Amirah
2025 US records for these exact spellings: Amira 2,168 and Amirah 603. Amira’s share of that pair is 78.2%. The multiple is about 3.6 times the published count of Amirah.
US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved
Data updated
The two spellings share a Little Names spelling key. Amira profile · Amirah profile
Amira and Amirah name the same child-name in two spellings. The tables below never merge those rows into a single total. Amirah is the longer of the two spellings, and Amira is the shorter. Amirah writes “h” after “Amira”, and Amira leaves that spot out.
From 1976 through 2025, every year in which both spellings were published had the same leader on the combined count. There is no crossover in that overlap.
Amira is first published in these national files in 1963, and Amirah in 1976. Amira’s larger 2025 category is female. Amirah’s larger 2025 category is female. Amira led 6 decades among decades in which both spellings have a published total.
Inside 2016–2025, the widest combined gap was 1,565 records in 2025, and the closest year was 2016 (a gap of 473). Of the combined 2025 records for this pair (2,771), Amira is 78.2% and Amirah is 21.8%.
2016–2025, count and rank
2016: Amira led 2016 by 473 published records (874 to 401). Amira and Amirah stay separate rows; 874 and 401 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2017, Amira had 1,024 female records (rank #317); Amirah had 450 female records (rank #661). Amira led 2017 by 574 published records (1,024 to 450). 2018 belongs to Amira. Amira had 1,043 female records (rank #315); Amirah had 393 female records (rank #721). The gap that year was 650 records. For 2019, compare the categories separately: Amira had 1,167 female records (rank #283); Amirah had 493 female records (rank #611). Amira led 2019 by 674 published records (1,167 to 493), and the smaller spelling is Amirah. Amira was the higher published spelling in 2020, with 1,129 female records (rank #283) against 551 female records (rank #546) for Amirah. The 2021 national file shows Amira led 2021 by 865 published records (1,353 to 488). Read as exact spellings: Amira had 1,353 female records (rank #219); Amirah had 488 female records (rank #611). 2022: Amira led 2022 by 877 published records (1,396 to 519). Amira and Amirah stay separate rows; 1,396 and 519 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2023, Amira had 2,108 female records (rank #131); Amirah had 673 female records (rank #458). Amira led 2023 by 1,435 published records (2,108 to 673). 2024 belongs to Amira. Amira had 2,182 female records (rank #137) and 5 male records (rank #12,459); Amirah had 678 female records (rank #464). The gap that year was 1,509 records. For 2025, compare the categories separately: Amira had 2,168 female records (rank #132); Amirah had 603 female records (rank #490). Amira led 2025 by 1,565 published records (2,168 to 603), and the smaller spelling is Amirah.
| Year | Amira female count | Amira female rank | Amira male count | Amira male rank | Amirah female count | Amirah female rank | Amirah male count | Amirah male rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 874 | 373 | — | — | 401 | 711 | — | — |
| 2017 | 1,024 | 317 | — | — | 450 | 661 | — | — |
| 2018 | 1,043 | 315 | — | — | 393 | 721 | — | — |
| 2019 | 1,167 | 283 | — | — | 493 | 611 | — | — |
| 2020 | 1,129 | 283 | — | — | 551 | 546 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1,353 | 219 | — | — | 488 | 611 | — | — |
| 2022 | 1,396 | 209 | — | — | 519 | 576 | — | — |
| 2023 | 2,108 | 131 | — | — | 673 | 458 | — | — |
| 2024 | 2,182 | 137 | 5 | 12,459 | 678 | 464 | — | — |
| 2025 | 2,168 | 132 | — | — | 603 | 490 | — | — |
Combined counts, 1880–2025
Each line adds the published female and male counts for that spelling. A gap is a year with no published observation, not a zero. Amira is the warm line and Amirah is the cool line.
Which spelling led each decade
The 1960s total is one-sided: 24 published records for Amira, and no published 1960s count for Amirah. The 1970s files give 257 published records to Amira and 51 to Amirah, so Amira led the decade. Amira was the 1980s leader, 595 published records against 296 for Amirah. The 1990s files give 1,563 published records to Amira and 747 to Amirah, so Amira led the decade. Amira was the 2000s leader, 4,635 published records against 2,280 for Amirah. The 2010s files give 8,199 published records to Amira and 3,977 to Amirah, so Amira led the decade. Amira was the 2020s leader, 10,341 published records against 3,512 for Amirah.
Top states in 2025
Amira’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are California (289), Texas (218), Florida (186), New York (166), Ohio (82). Amirah’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are California (81), Florida (53), Texas (53), New York (51), Ohio (29). California, Texas, Florida are in the top states for both spellings. A state can rank differently for each spelling because the counts are not merged.