NameTides

Nami

Nami was the #1,396 girls' name in the US in 2025 (156 babies), and #4,201 in England & Wales and #2,131 in Canada.

Nami as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Nami as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Nami as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,396 (156)#4,201 (5)#2,131 (10)
2024#1,497 (145)#3,696 (6)#2,975 (6)
2023#1,548 (137)#4,057 (5)#3,290 (5)
2022#1,856 (109)#3,534 (6)#3,228 (5)
2021#2,103 (90)—#3,280 (5)
2020#2,394 (73)#4,535 (4)#3,251 (5)
2019#3,499 (44)——
2018#3,293 (48)——
2017#3,919 (38)#5,765 (3)—
2016#4,083 (36)——
2015#4,725 (29)——
2014#5,456 (24)——
2013#5,143 (26)——
2012#6,341 (20)——
2011#8,196 (14)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,396.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1983.

How common is it?

about 1 in 10,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 10,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Nami is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,500 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 7,400 to 1 in 9,800.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nami by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,240ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,028NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #721INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,168NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,149CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #936VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,213GAHawaii: #136HITexas: #1,460TXFlorida: #1,545FL
Nami (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NamiCanadaGirls#2,13110
NamiCanadaBoys#3,1535
NamiEngland & WalesGirls#4,2015
NamiEngland & WalesBoys#3,2566
NamiUSGirls#1,396156
NamiUSBoys—too few