The baby name Amerah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-MEE-rah (Arabic: /aˈmiːra/),uh-MEER-uh (English: /əˈmɪərə/).
Amerah is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Amerah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-MEE-rah (Arabic: /aˈmiːra/),uh-MEER-uh (English: /əˈmɪərə/).
Amerah is Arabic in Origin.
Amerah is a modern English transliteration of Arabic Amīrah (أميرة), the feminine of Amīr (“commander, prince”), hence “princess; leader; one who commands.” As a given name it signals dignity and aspiration rather than a formal title, and appears across the Arabic‑speaking world, North Africa, and South Asia, with spread into Europe and North America through migration in the late 20th century. In the Balkans, the related form Emira occurs via Ottoman Turkish influence.
Variants include Amirah, Ameerah, Amira, Ameera, Emira, and Amera; the masculine counterpart is Amir/Ameer. In Hebrew, Amira (אמירה) is an independent homonym meaning “utterance; speech,” and is often linked as well to amir (אמיר), “treetop,” giving a poetic secondary reading. The Amerah spelling points to Arabic roots but benefits from the broader cross‑linguistic appeal of Amira/Amirah.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| SA | 0 | #286 | 10 | 10,560 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #299 | 27 | 7,570 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #338 | 6 | 15,378 |
| YE | 0 | #369 | 13 | 8,639 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #417 | 8 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #424 | 6 | 13,098 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #487 | 29 | 19,177 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #491 | 14 | 11,303 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #534 | 430 | 25,931 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #541 | 13 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #541 | 7 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| BH | 0 | #582 | 6 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #639 | 7 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| SY | 0 | #716 | 13 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #823 | 4 | 15,093 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #905 | 12 | 8,487 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #927 | 33 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #977 | 18 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,595 | 20 | 28,008 |
Amerah is popular in 24 countries — most recent births per country:
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