Ameerah is a spelling of the Arabic name Amira and means "princess" or "commander", the feminine of Amir, the title of a ruler. The double e and final h reflect the long vowel of the Arabic pronunciation and are common in American Muslim families. Ameerah ranked number 3271 in 2000, improved to a peak of number 1718 in 2018 and stayed near number 1750 to 2000 for years before slipping to number 2440 in 2025 with 73 girls.