Girl

Ayumi

Ayumi (あゆみ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is あゆみ, . It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 7 in 1985.

あ · ゆ · み · あゆみ · アユミ
Most used spellingあゆみあゆみ

Ways to write Ayumi

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.

あゆみ
Girl, best No. 7 (1985–1986)
歩
歩to walk, step
Girl, best No. 89 (2005)
歩美
歩to walk, step美beautiful
Girl, 12 notable people on Wikidata
あゆ美
美beautiful
Girl, 9 notable people on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Ayumi appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

亜弓next + bow (archery)Girl
亜弓実next + bow (archery) + fruitGirl
亜弓美next + bow (archery) + beautifulGirl
亜結美next + to tie + beautifulGirl
亜結未next + to tie + not yetGirl
亜唯海next + only + seaGirl
亜唯見next + only + to seeGirl
亜唯三next + only + threeGirl

Popularity in Japan

Where Ayumi has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 1985, at No. 7.

No. 1No. 15No. 302005Girls, 2005: No. 30
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YearGirls
2005No. 30

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 Ayumi

Ayumi Hara 原 歩Japanese association football player
Ayumi Tanimoto 谷本 歩実Japanese judoka
Ayumi Fujimura 藤村 歩Japanese voice actress
Ayumi Kinoshita 木下 あゆ美Japanese actress
Ayumi Itō 伊藤 歩Japanese actress

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.

Names that share a kanji