Tools / Baby names / A

Amai

Unisex

Meaning of Amai: Japanese: 'sweet'

Amai is a unisex name most strongly associated with Japanese naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4532nd most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4532

28 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

249

First recorded 2005 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 6 babies2006: 5 babies2007: 5 babies2008: 6 babies2009: 0 babies2010: 0 babies20102011: 0 babies2012: 8 babies2013: 0 babies2014: 5 babies2015: 9 babies2016: 5 babies2017: 15 babies2018: 13 babies2019: 20 babies2020: 20 babies20202021: 21 babies2022: 17 babies2023: 14 babies2024: 52 babies2025: 28 babies
US babies named Amai per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 52.

Gender split

25% boys · 75% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

More Japanese names

Other names starting with A