The baby name Emir is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced eh-MEER (Turkish: /eˈmiɾ/); ah-MEER or uh-MEER (Arabic: /aˈmiːr/).
The baby name Emir is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced eh-MEER (Turkish: /eˈmiɾ/); ah-MEER or uh-MEER (Arabic: /aˈmiːr/).
Emir is Arabic, Turkish in Origin.
Emir is a masculine name from Arabic amīr (أمير), rooted in the verb amara “to command.” It denotes “commander, prince, leader,” and in Turkish also corresponds to “order.” The spelling Emir reflects Turkish and European transliteration; the closely related Amir/Ameer may also represent a different Arabic name (ʾĀmir) meaning “prosperous,” but Emir specifically points to ʾAmīr “commander.” European languages borrowed the title through French émir.
Long used as a rank and honorific across the Islamic world, Emir titled rulers and military chiefs of emirates from al‑Andalus to North Africa and the Middle East, and appears in phrases like Amīr al‑Muʾminīn (“Commander of the Faithful”). As a given name it is widespread in Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the wider Balkans, and the Caucasus, and has risen in Western Europe and North America. Variants: Amir, Ameer; feminine forms: Amira/Amirah; related Turkish compounds: Emirhan. Diminutives include Emi.
| Emir Kusturica Emir Kusturica is a well-known filmmaker and musician from France, originally born in 1954. He gained fame for directing films like 'Underground' and 'Time of the Gypsies'. In addition to his work in cinema, he also performs with his band, The No Smoking Orchestra. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| Ireland | Girls | 1982 | #1 | — | 552 |
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| HN | 0 | #22 | 1 | 704 | |
| ET | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 678 |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #27 | 10 | 614 |
| SV | Boys | 0 | #28 | 1 | 352 |
| TM | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 574 |
| AZ | 0 | #41 | 3 | 706 | |
| GE | 0 | #43 | 2 | 997 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #63 | 146 | 2,277 |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| RS | 0 | #73 | 12 | 923 | |
| SI | 0 | #74 | 7 | 1,612 | |
| AF | 0 | #75 | 2 | 1,883 | |
| AL | 0 | #75 | 2 | 2,372 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| TR | 0 | #95 | 24,918 | 19,440 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #98 | 40 | 1,769 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #101 | 118 | 3,402 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #103 | 8 | 2,055 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| HU | 0 | #113 | 3 | 1,675 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| Norway | Boys | 2025 | #125 | 10 | 444 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #125 | 7 | 1,400 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #128 | 8 | 4,130 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 3,473 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #132 | 104 | 3,850 |
| PA | 0 | #132 | 7 | 3,797 | |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #135 | 54 | 401 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #152 | 31 | 1,509 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #167 | 105 | 3,997 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #168 | 7 | 3,954 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #174 | 5 | 2,508 |
| HR | 0 | #175 | 7 | 2,081 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #175 | 3 | 2,769 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #186 | 33 | 4,970 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| AR | 0 | #192 | 2 | 2,915 | |
| RU | 0 | #192 | 3 | 3,641 | |
| Austria | 0 | #199 | 15 | 850 | |
| DK | 0 | #204 | 3 | 5,198 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #207 | 208 | 2,865 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #209 | 294 | 2,180 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #224 | 8 | 3,559 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| IR | 0 | #230 | 2 | 4,221 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #231 | 12 | 5,568 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #237 | 31 | 6,912 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #238 | 52 | 6,578 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #244 | 3 | 3,322 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #269 | 6 | 3,535 |
| NG | 0 | #271 | 2 | 5,926 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #283 | 16 | 5,122 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #284 | 23 | 2,588 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #290 | 36 | 7,401 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #293 | 12 | 6,530 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| MY | 0 | #304 | 27 | 12,352 | |
| GT | 0 | #305 | 10 | 5,948 | |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #310 | 191 | 9,305 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #325 | 11 | 6,459 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #326 | 4 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #331 | 70 | 5,922 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #340 | 134 | 7,628 |
| BR | 0 | #356 | 5 | 5,969 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| BO | 0 | #359 | 23 | 6,868 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| NL | 0 | #369 | 23 | 2,481 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #376 | 6 | 7,951 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #383 | 123 | 12,621 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| MX | 0 | #393 | 21 | 8,339 | |
| YE | 0 | #393 | 6 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #404 | 3 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #404 | 5 | 11,440 |
| Germany | 0 | #407 | 31 | 2,542 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #409 | 19 | 2,041 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #427 | 889 | 16,355 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #443 | 32 | 7,625 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #453 | 100 | 10,162 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #458 | 9 | 10,523 |
| CO | 0 | #463 | 18 | 7,768 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #466 | 530 | 7,044 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #467 | 21 | 10,188 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #479 | 593 | 5,697 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #491 | 102 | 9,244 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #495 | 10 | 11,303 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #501 | 10 | 6,731 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #504 | 195 | 3,552 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #511 | 8 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #512 | 156 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #517 | 153 | 13,390 |
| TN | 0 | #520 | 359 | 13,765 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| LY | 0 | #523 | 13 | 12,703 | |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #526 | 483 | 15,656 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #541 | 5 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #553 | 9 | 10,655 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #580 | 8 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #617 | 9 | 10,983 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 347 | 5,873 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #625 | 6 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #646 | 6 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #682 | 9 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #684 | 14 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #687 | 21 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #693 | 59 | 12,213 |
| IT | 0 | #693 | 22 | 4,183 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #697 | 183 | 14,506 |
| SY | 0 | #710 | 19 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #755 | 15 | 18,755 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #763 | 365 | 25,439 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #812 | 27 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #842 | 45 | 15,035 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #858 | 94 | 16,906 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #863 | 19 | 17,948 |
| DZ | 0 | #893 | 285 | 20,130 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #901 | 30 | 5,610 |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #910 | 5 | 8,600 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #934 | 10 | 14,861 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #947 | 132 | 16,140 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #949 | 11 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #985 | 10 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #989 | 4 | 12,708 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 8 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,034 | 6 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,058 | 35 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,076 | 53 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,090 | 389 | 10,046 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,155 | 29 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,436 | 11 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,466 | 149 | 28,008 |
Emir is popular in 87 countries — most recent births per country:
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