Amiri carries a prince's bearing. Its roots reach into the Arabic amir, "commander" or "ruler," the same word behind emir and admiral. The Swahili coast softened the vowels, turning it into a given name heard across East Africa. In the United States, Amiri gained further resonance through the poet Amiri Baraka, a founding voice of the Black Arts Movement, and through the luxury fashion label of the same name. Ranked 533 and treated as unisex, it has the cadence of a small drumbeat, three syllables that land light and sure. Regal, rhythmic, and distinctly current.
Popularity
1880 to today
US SSA data. Lower rank number means more popular. A flat line at the top of the chart means the name did not rank in the top 1000.
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No common nicknames.
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Sibling name ideas
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- Amani
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