Amirah
Amirah is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Female
- Confidence
- High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, Arabic and Persian countries
- US records 1880–2017
- 0 male / 6,454 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Amirah
If you do not know Amirah’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Amirah,” in English, “Guten Tag Amirah,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Amirah,
German
Guten Tag Amirah,
French
Bonjour Amirah,
Spanish
Estimado/a Amirah:
Chinese
Amirah您好：
Japanese
Amirah様
English
Hi Amirah,
German
Hi Amirah,
French
Salut Amirah,
Spanish
Hola Amirah,
Chinese
Amirah你好：
Japanese
Amirahさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name |
| Arabic and Persian countries | rare | woman's name |
United States birth data
0 male · 6,454 female · 6,454 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Amirah a male or female name?
Amirah is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Amirah in an email?
If you do not know Amirah’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Amirah,” in English, “Guten Tag Amirah,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Amirah a unisex name?
Amirah is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Amirah a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/amirah. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_amirah,
title = {Is Amirah a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/amirah},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}