Amirah is the feminine form of the Arabic Amir and means "princess" or "commander", the female counterpart of an emir. The spelling with a final h is common among Muslim families in America, where it has grown together with Amira. Amirah entered the US top 1000 in 2008, improved from number 670 in 2015 to a peak of number 458 in 2023 and ranks number 490 in 2025.