Emir

What does the name Emir mean?

Emir is the Turkish and Bosnian form of the Arabic amir and means "commander" or "prince", the title borne by rulers in the Islamic world. It is one of the most popular boys' names in Turkey today. In the United States Emir rose from number 2180 in 2000 into the top 1000 in 2019 and reaches number 551 among boys' names in 2025, its best rank yet.

At a glance

Gender

Boy's name

Origin

Turkish / Arabic

Popularity

Rather rare – #551 of the boy names in the United States

International

Emir (Turkish / Bosnian / Albanian), Amir (Arabic / Persian / Hebrew), Ameer (Arabic / Urdu).

Similar names

• Amir
• Ameer
• Emeer
• Emirhan

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