Amyr
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 19 babies a year in the US.
Amyr by the numbers
Amyr was given to 19 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Amyr
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Amyr. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Amyr
Names that are said the same way as Amyr, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Ameercommander, prince279 in the US (2017)
- Amarelove; from Latin amarus213 in the US (2017)
- Ahmirprince; ruler; from Arabic emir194 in the US (2017)
- Aamirlong-lived, prosperous137 in the US (2017)
- Ammarlong-lived; builder63 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ameirprince or commander; a form of amir54 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Amyr
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