Emir is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning “lord.” In 2024 it was given to 530 boys in the United States.
Emir belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its meaning — “lord” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Emir first appears in Social Security records in 1970. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #557 in 2024, and in 2024 530 babies received the name — 5,066 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Emir means “lord” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Emir is a boy name. In 2024, 530 babies received the name in the US.
Emir comes from the Muslim & Arabic tradition.
Emir first appears in US records in 1970. Its best-ever ranking was #557 in 2024, and 530 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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