Is Nami a boy or girl name?

Nami is a girl’s name. Of the 1,185 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.9% were girls and 1.1% were boys.

Nami

Recorded 1983–2025 · United States

Nami was most popular in 2025, when 156 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,617 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,617, with 156 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,185 people named Nami.

Nami over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nami’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nami a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nami is a girl’s name — 98.9% of the 1,185 Americans given it were girls and 1.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 99% girls and 1% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nami

Where Nami is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org