Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2008

Amani

Gender Unisex · 82% girls Rank 2025 #678 Trend ↑ Rising 16%
Rank 2025
#678
among girls · ↓42 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
526
named Amani · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,836
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2008
667 babies
All-time total
16,330
#1,389 all-time among girls
First recorded
1969
in Social Security records

Amani popularity over time

16,330 babies have been named Amani since 1969, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 6 – 6 1 – #6,641
1970s 106 47 153 15 +2450% #4,231
1980s 226 13 239 24 +56% #2,339
1990s 1,744 355 2,099 210 +778% #733
2000s 4,206 989 5,195 520 +147% #580
2010s 4,414 860 5,274 527 +2% #553
2020s (to 2025) 2,738 626 3,364 561 +6% #584

Where Amani is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 430 0.27 outside top 500
2027 440 0.27 outside top 500
2028 448 0.28 outside top 500
2029 455 0.28 outside top 500
2030 462 0.29 outside top 500

Where Amani is most popular

Girls named Amani per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.284 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Maryland, and South Carolina.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Amani born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 17 0.699 +146%
Maryland 67 0.632 +123%
South Carolina 53 0.590 +108%
Louisiana 51 0.583 +105%
Mississippi 25 0.534 +88%
Georgia 121 0.533 +88%
Delaware 6 0.529 +86%
Minnesota 56 0.519 +83%
North Carolina 115 0.505 +78%
Virginia 81 0.475 +68%
Michigan 83 0.456 +61%
Illinois 98 0.428 +51%
Alabama 38 0.405 +43%
Florida 159 0.372 +31%
Pennsylvania 82 0.347 +22%
Tennessee 54 0.341 +20%
Indiana 47 0.335 +18%
Texas 265 0.329 +16%
Connecticut 19 0.327 +15%
Oregon 21 0.323 +14%
New York 122 0.308 +9%
Ohio 73 0.308 +8%
Arizona 43 0.306 +8%
Missouri 35 0.290 ≈ national
Colorado 29 0.260 -8%
New Jersey 46 0.255 -10%
Oklahoma 17 0.231 -19%
California 193 0.230 -19%
Washington 30 0.208 -27%
Arkansas 9 0.170 -40%
Nevada 7 0.151 -47%
Idaho 5 0.149 -47%
Kentucky 12 0.140 -51%
Massachusetts 16 0.132 -53%
Kansas 6 0.104 -63%
Iowa 6 0.103 -64%
Wisconsin 10 0.097 -66%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Amani

Amani is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #678 in 2025 with 419 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1969, 16,330 American babies have been named Amani, about 82% girls and 18% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2008, when 667 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Amani stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amani?

The median living Amani is about 15 years old; half are between 7 and 22. An estimated 16 thousand people named Amani are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Amani year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 419 #678 107 #1,585
2024 464 #636 154 #1,276
2023 481 #621 120 #1,489
2022 513 #584 93 #1,771
2021 424 #685 72 #2,041
2020 437 #659 80 #1,849
2019 403 #708 73 #2,002
2018 374 #741 67 #2,102
2017 363 #763 75 #1,920
2016 402 #708 72 #1,993
2015 389 #729 80 #1,849
2014 441 #646 75 #1,920
2013 482 #589 78 #1,827
2012 512 #574 116 #1,429
2011 520 #562 110 #1,476
2010 528 #553 114 #1,448
2009 524 #580 116 #1,443
2008 529 #586 138 #1,264
2007 456 #650 103 #1,527
2006 411 #686 126 #1,306
2005 431 #644 87 #1,584
2004 468 #597 113 #1,309
2003 368 #709 75 #1,656
2002 372 #675 71 #1,660
2001 339 #719 89 #1,400
2000 308 #747 71 #1,642
1995 187 #1,002 44 #1,916
1990 53 #2,346 8 #5,847
1985 19 #4,131 – –
1980 13 #5,251 – –
1975 7 #7,194 7 #4,331
1970 10 #5,071 7 #3,859
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Amani, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Amani?

The median living Amani is about 15 years old. Half of all living Amanis are between 7 and 22 years old.

How many people named Amani are alive today?

An estimated 16 thousand people named Amani are alive in the United States, based on 16,330 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Amani in 2025?

Amani ranked #678 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 419 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amani?

16,330 babies have been named Amani in the United States since 1969, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amani most popular?

Amani peaked in 2008, when 667 newborns received the name.

Is Amani a boy or girl name?

Amani is used for both: about 82% of babies named Amani have been girls and 18% boys.

Is the name Amani rising or falling?

Amani has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Amani become more popular?

Amani is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 462 girls named Amani in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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