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Nami

Nami: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“wave”
Origin
Japanese
Say it
NAH-mee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

A Japanese name and word meaning 'wave,' depending on the kanji used. The spelling is also familiar internationally through Japanese media.

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How popular is Nami?

202445.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Nami in 2024151

2024 rank#1,497 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18801,029

Nami is rising: use over the last five years is 6.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Nami

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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  • Noridoctrine, ceremony, law · Japanese
  • Renlotus; love; connection · Japanese
  • Emibeautiful blessing · Japanese
  • Kyomiuncertain; depends on kanji · Japanese
  • Kiyomipure beauty · Japanese

Nami questions

What does the name Nami mean?

Nami means "wave". It comes from Japanese. A Japanese name and word meaning 'wave,' depending on the kanji used. The spelling is also familiar internationally through Japanese media.

Is Nami a boy or girl name?

Nami is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Nami?

151 US babies were named Nami in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Nami?

Nami is usually pronounced NAH-mee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.