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Girl name

Ami

/ˈɑmi/ · 95% girls · 42 born in 2025

Ami has been given to about 8,100 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1975, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɑmi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 7,821
Median age today44 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ami per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1975 · 334
  • Born in 202542
  • All time8,100
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Ami?

Its best year was 1975, when 334 babies were given the name, ranking 525th. The typical living American called Ami is about 44 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Ami

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tami0.81
  2. Jami0.81
  3. Kami0.81
  4. Sami0.81
  5. Cami0.81
  6. Amy0.76
  7. Tammi0.78
  8. Ali0.69

Middle names for Ami

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ami Catherine0.84
  2. Ami Josephine0.84
  3. Ami Rose0.83
  4. Ami Marie0.83
  5. Ami Grace0.83
  6. Ami Jane0.83

Sibling names for Ami

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.88
  2. Damonbrother · 0.84
  3. Kareembrother · 0.84
  4. Dereckbrother · 0.84
  5. Georginasister · 0.83
  6. Meredithsister · 0.82

Where Ami is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ami Reyes0.78
  2. Ami Nguyen0.78
  3. Ami Moore0.78
  4. Ami Lee0.78
  5. Ami Hall0.78
  6. Ami Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ami

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Ami across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.