Nami
Nami was the 1404th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 156 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,419 places. More babies were named Nami in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,404 girls, up 1,008 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 156girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025156 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,185babies recorded
Nami popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 13 since 2023.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,404 | 156 |
| 2020 | #2,412 | 73 |
| 2010 | #7,423 | 17 |
| 2000 | #8,398 | 12 |
| 1990 | #14,495 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nami, counting every spelling?
Nami is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,281 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,404 for Nami on its own. Together these spellings went to 162 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nami | 156 | #1,404 | 637 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Nami?
156 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nami (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nami born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 54 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nami.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nami?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Nami are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 2 and 11. That makes Nami a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Nami by state
How common Nami was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.5×). In 34 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nami: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nami, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nami
How popular is the name Nami?
Nami was the 1404th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 156 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,419 places. More babies were named Nami in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Nami a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nami in the US.
Where is Nami most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nami was most common in Hawaii (0.52 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Georgia.