Amani

#678 for girls in 2025, 419 births · #1,585 for boys in 2025, 107 births
Given to girls 82.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
2010 · 528 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
13,440
since 1969

Amani over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202022peak #553, 2010peak #1,263, 2008girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#678419#1,585107
2024#636464#1,275154
2023#621481#1,489120
2022#584513#1,77193
2021#685424#2,04072
2020#659437#1,84980
2019#708403#2,00173
2018#741374#2,10167
2017#763363#1,91875
2016#708402#1,99172
2015#728389#1,84680
2014#646441#1,92075
2013#589482#1,82778
2012#574512#1,428116
2011#562520#1,476110
2010#553528#1,447114
2009#580524#1,443116
2008#585529#1,263138
2007#650456#1,527103
2006#686411#1,306126
2005#644431#1,58487
2004#597468#1,309113
2003#709368#1,65675
2002#675372#1,66071
2001#719339#1,40089
2000#747308#1,64171
1999#791277#1,72060
1998#733298#1,68061
1997#820252#1,83651
1996#827242#1,70555
1995#1,002187#1,91444
1994#1,129159#2,44431
1993#1,358121#4,02015
1992#1,71387#3,45918
1991#2,01468#4,47612
1990#2,34553#5,8238
1989#2,33850#5,6158
1988#2,53942—
1987#3,62424#6,9515
1986#5,18814—
1985#4,12619—
1984#7,3988—
1983#3,24225—
1982#4,71615—
1981#4,53216—
1980#5,24513—
1979#4,62615—
1978#4,93113#5,0596
1977#9,6525—
1976#7,2967—
1975#7,1737#4,3097
1974#4,22714#3,31810
1973#4,87111—
1972#4,52312#3,3449
1971#4,53412#3,6588
1970#5,06110#3,8367
1969#6,6176—
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First appearance
1969

The first year at least five girls were named Amani! It came in at #6,617, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1975–1977, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.

Where Amani is popular in 2022

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Amani, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Amani, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Amani, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Amani, so not publishedNHWashington: #833 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,106 girlsWAIdaho: #372 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,293 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Amani, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Amani, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #609 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,734 girlsMNIllinois: #577 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,595 girlsILWisconsin: #813 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,107 girlsWIMichigan: #450 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,950 girlsMINew York: #453 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,107 girlsNYMassachusetts: #874 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,904 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Amani, so not publishedRIOregon: #409 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,607 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Amani, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Amani, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Amani, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Amani, so not publishedIAIndiana: #624 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,813 girlsINOhio: #523 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,381 girlsOHPennsylvania: #784 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,998 girlsPANew Jersey: #473 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,161 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Amani, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #699 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 3,546 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Amani, so not publishedUTColorado: #687 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,116 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Amani, so not publishedNEMissouri: #921 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,843 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Amani, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Amani, so not publishedWVVirginia: #280 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,162 girlsVAMaryland: #434 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,703 girlsMDDelaware: #146 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 397 girlsDEArizona: #769 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,531 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Amani, so not publishedNMKansas: #516 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,919 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Amani, so not publishedARTennessee: #473 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,972 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #533 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,394 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #278 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,045 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Amani, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #623 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,464 girlsOKLouisiana: #430 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,632 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Amani, so not publishedMSAlabama: #434 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,745 girlsALGeorgia: #490 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,082 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Amani, so not publishedHITexas: #607 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 2,959 girlsTXFlorida: #642 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,190 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Delaware#146 · 1 in 397
  2. South Carolina#278 · 1 in 1,045
  3. Virginia#280 · 1 in 1,162
  4. Idaho#372 · 1 in 1,293
  5. Oregon#409 · 1 in 1,607

Best ever in a state: #91 in District of Columbia, 2009.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#14661 in 397
South Carolina#278171 in 1,045
Virginia#280301 in 1,162
Idaho#37251 in 1,293
Oregon#40981 in 1,607
Louisiana#430111 in 1,632
Alabama#434111 in 1,745
Maryland#434131 in 1,703
Michigan#450191 in 1,950
New York#453381 in 2,107
New Jersey#473171 in 2,161
Tennessee#473161 in 1,972
Georgia#490221 in 2,082
Kansas#51661 in 1,919
Ohio#523201 in 2,381
North Carolina#533191 in 2,394
Illinois#577181 in 2,595
Texas#607551 in 2,959
Minnesota#60981 in 2,734
Oklahoma#62361 in 2,464
Indiana#624101 in 2,813
Florida#642271 in 3,190
Colorado#68771 in 3,116
California#699491 in 3,546
Arizona#76981 in 3,531
Pennsylvania#784121 in 3,998
Wisconsin#81351 in 4,107
Washington#83371 in 4,106
Massachusetts#87451 in 4,904
Missouri#92151 in 4,843
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Amani
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 42 spots since 2024 (#636 → #678)
  • 19 spots since 2020 (#659 → #678)
  • 50 spots since 2015 (#728 → #678)
  • Biggest jump: 175 spots in 1996 (#1,002 → #827)
  • Biggest drop: 82 spots in 2015 (#646 → #728)
Rise & fade · girls
41 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1969
  • Peaked 2010 at #553 (528 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 30 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 30 yrs · run 1996–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,197
  • Highest: 1 in 3,197 girls born in 2022 were named Amani (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,836 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
  • Its best rank, #553 in 2010, was only 1 in 3,367 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 32.8% of all girls named Amani (4,414) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s6#6,617 (1969)#6,617
1970s106#4,227 (1974)#5,689
1980s226#2,338 (1989)#4,295
1990s1,744#733 (1998)#1,273
2000s4,206#580 (2009)#659
2010s4,414#553 (2010)#657
2020s2,738#584 (2022)#644

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Amani in 2022

girls
#584
513 births · 1 in 3,197 girls
boys
#1,771
93 births · 1 in 18,774 boys

Top girls' names in 2022

  1. #1Olivia16,670
  2. #2Emma14,512
  3. #3Charlotte12,952
  4. #4Amelia12,415
  5. #5Sophia12,382
  6. #6Isabella11,761
  7. #7Ava11,107
  8. #8Mia11,077
  9. #9Evelyn9,332
  10. #10Luna8,977
  11. #584Amani513

Top boys' names in 2022

  1. #1Liam20,579
  2. #2Noah18,758
  3. #3Oliver15,176
  4. #4James12,119
  5. #5Elijah12,094
  6. #6William11,356
  7. #7Henry11,272
  8. #8Lucas10,973
  9. #9Benjamin10,912
  10. #10Theodore10,824
  11. #1,771Amani93
More about 2022

girls

1,640,131 girls got a published name in 2022; 1 in 3,197 of them was named Amani, which outranked 96.7% of the 17,760 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Amani
  1. #581Amalia514
  2. #581Lina514
  3. #581Lylah514
  4. #584Amani513
  5. #585Alia511
  6. #585Sevyn511
  7. #587Abby510
Biggest movers since 2021
Risers
  1. ↑ 698Wrenlee#1,410 → #712
  2. ↑ 686Neriah#1,680 → #994
  3. ↑ 487Arlet#1,229 → #742
  4. ↑ 424Georgina#1,304 → #880
  5. ↑ 413Amiri#1,293 → #880
Fallers
  1. ↓ 282Tatiana#992 → #1,274
  2. ↓ 245Alaiya#721 → #966
  3. ↓ 239Aarna#967 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 231Jaylene#975 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 227Aviana#521 → #748

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,746,008 boys got a published name in 2022; 1 in 18,774 of them was named Amani, which outranked 87.6% of the 14,333 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Amani
  1. #1,760Oslo94
  2. #1,760Shaya94
  3. #1,760Stellan94
  4. #1,771Amani93
  5. #1,771Ayce93
  6. #1,771Hagen93
  7. #1,771Kaisyn93
  8. #1,782Avrohom92
  9. #1,782Braylin92
  10. #1,782Dashiell92

Tied with 10 names at #1,771; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2021
Risers
  1. ↑ 988Dutton#1,823 → #835
  2. ↑ 489Kayce#1,076 → #587
  3. ↑ 412Chosen#1,307 → #895
  4. ↑ 396Khaza#1,230 → #834
  5. ↑ 348Eithan#849 → #501
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Jacoby#885 → #1,209
  2. ↓ 243Turner#937 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 233Aydin#897 → #1,130
  4. ↓ 218Juelz#991 → #1,209
  5. ↓ 216Jamal#868 → #1,084

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2022 →