What Does the Name Amira Mean?

Amira is a girl's name of Arabic (also Hebrew) origin meaning “princess, leader (Arabic); treetop/utterance (Hebrew).”

Updated June 2026

Name	Amira
Gender	female
Origin	Arabic (also Hebrew)
Meaning	princess, leader (Arabic); treetop/utterance (Hebrew)
Variants	Ameera, Amirah, Emira, Mira
Popularity	Widely used across the Arab world and increasingly in the West; in the U.S. it reached roughly the top 300-400 in recent years.

The meaning and origin of Amira

The name Amira means “princess, leader (Arabic); treetop/utterance (Hebrew)” and has Arabic (also Hebrew) origins. Amira is an Arabic name meaning 'princess' or 'commander,' the feminine of amir ('prince, ruler'). A distinct Hebrew name Amira also exists, meaning 'speech' or 'treetop.'

Variants and related names

Amira is related to several other names you may recognize: Ameera, Amirah, Emira, Mira. These share a common root or are spelling and language variants of the same name.

How popular is the name Amira?

Widely used across the Arab world and increasingly in the West; in the U.S. it reached roughly the top 300-400 in recent years.

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