Is Ahmir a boy or girl name?

Ahmir is a boy’s name. Of the 3,819 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.1% were girls and 99.9% were boys.

Ahmir

Recorded 1991–2025 · United States

Ahmir was most popular in 2022, when 276 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,811 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,542, with 163 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,819 people named Ahmir.

Ahmir over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ahmir’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ahmir a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ahmir is a boy’s name — 0.1% of the 3,819 Americans given it were girls and 99.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ahmir

Where Ahmir is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org