Ameer is a phonetic spelling of Amir, the Arabic word for "prince", "commander" or "ruler", the title behind the English word emir. It is used across the Muslim world and in the United States is especially common in African American and South Asian families, where the double e makes the long vowel clear. Ameer has been in the US top 1000 since 2012, peaked at number 809 in 2016 and ranks number 980 among boys' names in 2025.