girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Nami

Meaning Nami is both a given name and surname Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #1,404 Trend ↑ Rising 174%

Nami is both a given name and surname.

Rank 2025
#1,404
among girls · ↑98 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
156
named Nami · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,303
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
156 babies
All-time total
1,185
#6,727 all-time among girls
First recorded
1983
in Social Security records

Nami popularity over time

1,185 babies have been named Nami since 1983, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 20 – 20 2 – #8,672
1990s 42 – 42 4 +110% #10,079
2000s 104 – 104 10 +148% #6,998
2010s 296 – 296 30 +185% #3,331
2020s (to 2025) 710 13 723 121 +307% #1,404

Where Nami 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 185 0.12 outside top 500
2027 214 0.13 outside top 500
2028 242 0.15 outside top 500
2029 269 0.17 outside top 500
2030 294 0.18 outside top 500

Where Nami is most popular

Girls named Nami per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.079 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, California, and Georgia.

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 Nami 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
Hawaii 6 0.523 +567%
California 101 0.120 +53%
Georgia 24 0.106 +35%
Texas 81 0.101 +28%
New York 39 0.098 +25%
Florida 41 0.096 +22%
Arizona 13 0.093 +18%
Indiana 13 0.093 +18%
Illinois 13 0.057 -28%
New Jersey 10 0.055 -29%
North Carolina 11 0.048 -38%
Ohio 10 0.042 -46%
Washington 6 0.042 -47%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -47%
Virginia 7 0.041 -48%
Michigan 5 0.027 -65%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -73%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Nami

Nami is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,404 in 2025 with 156 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1983, 1,185 American babies have been named Nami. Its peak came in 2025, when 156 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Nami stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Nami?

The median living Nami is about 4 years old; half are between 1 and 9. An estimated 1,200 people named Nami are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

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

Nami 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 156 #1,404 – –
2024 145 #1,502 6 #11,914
2023 137 #1,553 7 #10,465
2022 109 #1,866 – –
2021 90 #2,115 – –
2020 73 #2,412 – –
2019 44 #3,536 – –
2018 48 #3,331 – –
2017 38 #3,973 – –
2016 36 #4,139 – –
2015 29 #4,823 – –
2014 24 #5,582 – –
2013 26 #5,264 – –
2012 20 #6,510 – –
2011 14 #8,499 – –
2010 17 #7,423 – –
2009 15 #8,333 – –
2008 19 #6,998 – –
2007 13 #9,387 – –
2006 12 #9,729 – –
2005 8 #12,672 – –
2004 7 #13,770 – –
2003 8 #12,058 – –
2002 – – – –
2001 10 #9,885 – –
2000 12 #8,398 – –
1995 7 #11,366 – –
1990 5 #14,495 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
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1960 – – – –
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1910 – – – –
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Famous people named Nami

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Nami Tamaki Nami Tamaki Japanese pop singer (born 1988) Contemporary
  2. 2 Nami Otake Japanese footballer b. 1974 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Nami?

The median living Nami is about 4 years old. Half of all living Namis are between 1 and 9 years old.

How many people named Nami are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Nami are alive in the United States, based on 1,185 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Nami mean?

Nami is both a given name and surname.

How popular is the name Nami in 2025?

Nami ranked #1,404 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 156 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Nami?

1,185 babies have been named Nami in the United States since 1983, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Nami most popular?

Nami peaked in 2025, when 156 newborns received the name.

Is Nami a boy or girl name?

Nami is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Nami rising or falling?

Nami is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Nami become more popular?

Nami is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 294 girls named Nami in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Nami?

Well-known people named Nami include Nami Tamaki (singer), Nami Otake (soccer player).

Names like Nami

Names that sound and feel close to Nami: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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