Girl
Ami
Ami (あみ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 麻美, 麻 hemp + 美 beautiful. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 3 in 2 different years between 1983 and 1985.
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Ways to write Ami
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
麻美
麻hemp美beautiful
Girl, best No. 3 (1982–1988)亜美
亜next, Asia美beautiful
Girl, best No. 4 (1999–2007)亜未
亜next, Asia未not yet, future
Girl, 7 notable people on Wikidata碧美
碧blue-green, jade美beautiful
Girl, 2 notable people on Wikidata愛海
愛love海sea
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata亜実
亜next, Asia実fruit, truth
Girl, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Ami appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
亜海next + seaGirl
亜見next + to seeGirl
亜光next + lightGirl
亜珠next + pearlGirl
亜深next + deepGirl
亜水next + waterGirl
亜望next + hopeGirl
亜巳next + snake (zodiac)Girl
Popularity in Japan
Where Ami has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. It reached No. 3 in 2 different years, most recently 1985.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2007 | No. 39 |
| 2006 | No. 40 |
| 2004 | No. 36 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Ami
Ami Otaki 大滝 麻未Japanese association football player
Ami Sugita 亜未Japanese association football player
Ami Koshimizu 亜美Japanese voice actress
Ami Nakai 中井 亜美Japanese figure skater (born 2008)
Ami Kondo 亜美Japanese judoka
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.