Ami
Meaning
from Japanese 亜美, combining characters for second or Asia and beautiful; other kanji are possible
One Ami, two histories
Japanese · From Japanese 亜美, combining characters for second or Asia and beautiful; other kanji are possible.
Hebrew · My people or my nation, written עַמִי. In this history, the name is usually masculine.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ami peaked in the 1970s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
131 people · the #34,096 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 37
Among people named Ami living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Ami
Most people given the name Ami in the United States were born between 1970 and 2009. The Ami you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Ami deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Ami truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Ami fits with your family’s names and surname.
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