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Nami

Girl

Meaning of Nami: Japanese: 'wave' or 'beautiful'

Nami is a girl's name most strongly associated with Japanese naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1358th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1358

156 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,185

First recorded 1983 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 9 babies2000: 12 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 8 babies2004: 7 babies2005: 8 babies2006: 12 babies2007: 13 babies2008: 19 babies2009: 15 babies2010: 17 babies20102011: 14 babies2012: 20 babies2013: 26 babies2014: 24 babies2015: 29 babies2016: 36 babies2017: 38 babies2018: 48 babies2019: 44 babies2020: 73 babies20202021: 90 babies2022: 109 babies2023: 144 babies2024: 151 babies2025: 156 babies
US babies named Nami per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 156.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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