Amani
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- a-MAA-nee
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #631 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #678 for girls
Amani is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “wishes, hopes”. In 2025 it ranked 631st for girls in the UK (66 babies) and 678th for girls in the US (419 babies).
What does Amani mean?
Arabic: also a Swahili word for peace
“wishes, hopes”
Arabic amani means wishes or aspirations; in Swahili amani means peace.
Is Amani a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Amani has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 66 girls and 9 boys in the UK and 419 girls and 107 boys in the US.
How popular is Amani in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 631st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 66 about 1 in 4,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 66 girls in the UK were named Amani, making it the 631st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 679th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 103 girls. 9 boys were also named Amani in 2025 (2,511th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Amani in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 79 girls in the UK were given Amani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #528, up from #631 for this spelling alone.
- Amani 66
- Amaani 13
In 2025, 88% of the babies named Amani in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 590th in England and Wales.
Amani in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66 | #631 |
| 2024 | 66 | #637 |
| 2023 | 60 | #661 |
| 2022 | 41 | #920 |
| 2021 | 65 | #644 |
| 2020 | 59 | #679 |
| 2019 | 54 | #771 |
| 2018 | 62 | #706 |
| 2017 | 63 | #710 |
| 2016 | 60 | #736 |
| 2015 | 66 | #670 |
| 2014 | 53 | #792 |
| 2013 | 76 | #593 |
| 2012 | 87 | #538 |
| 2011 | 85 | #541 |
| 2010 | 75 | #583 |
| 2009 | 59 | #687 |
| 2008 | 74 | #563 |
| 2007 | 81 | #518 |
| 2006 | 103 | #433 |
| 2005 | 82 | #487 |
| 2004 | 71 | #511 |
| 2003 | 70 | #508 |
| 2002 | 60 | #547 |
| 2001 | 48 | #616 |
| 2000 | 40 | #682 |
| 1999 | 43 | #650 |
| 1998 | 40 | #681 |
| 1997 | 24 | #969 |
| 1996 | 25 | #905 |
How popular is Amani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 678th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 419 about 1 in 3,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 419 girls in the US were named Amani, making it the 678th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 659th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 529 girls. It first appears in the records in 1969. 107 boys were also named Amani in 2025 (1,585th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Amani than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Amani in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 441 girls in the US were given Amani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #657, up from #678 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 80% of the babies named Amani in the US were girls.
Amani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 419 | #678 |
| 2024 | 464 | #636 |
| 2023 | 481 | #621 |
| 2022 | 513 | #584 |
| 2021 | 424 | #685 |
| 2020 | 437 | #659 |
| 2019 | 403 | #708 |
| 2018 | 374 | #741 |
| 2017 | 363 | #763 |
| 2016 | 402 | #708 |
| 2015 | 389 | #728 |
| 2014 | 441 | #646 |
| 2013 | 482 | #589 |
| 2012 | 512 | #574 |
| 2011 | 520 | #562 |
| 2010 | 528 | #553 |
| 2009 | 524 | #580 |
| 2008 | 529 | #585 |
| 2007 | 456 | #650 |
| 2006 | 411 | #686 |
| 2005 | 431 | #644 |
| 2004 | 468 | #597 |
| 2003 | 368 | #709 |
| 2002 | 372 | #675 |
| 2001 | 339 | #719 |
| 2000 | 308 | #747 |
| 1999 | 277 | #790 |
| 1998 | 298 | #733 |
| 1997 | 252 | #820 |
| 1996 | 242 | #827 |
| 1995 | 187 | #999 |
| 1994 | 159 | #1,126 |
| 1993 | 121 | #1,356 |
| 1992 | 87 | #1,709 |
| 1991 | 68 | #2,008 |
| 1990 | 53 | #2,340 |
| 1989 | 50 | #2,333 |
| 1988 | 42 | #2,534 |
| 1987 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 19 | #4,125 |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
| 1983 | 25 | #3,241 |
| 1982 | 15 | #4,714 |
| 1981 | 16 | #4,531 |
| 1980 | 13 | #5,244 |
| 1979 | 15 | #4,625 |
| 1978 | 13 | #4,931 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 14 | #4,226 |
| 1973 | 11 | #4,869 |
| 1972 | 12 | #4,522 |
| 1971 | 12 | #4,532 |
| 1970 | 10 | #5,060 |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
Names like Amani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha, Anaya, Saanvi, Avani, Aaliyah, Anvi, Amira, Anya, Ayat, Amaya, Avni, Aarvi
Other spellings of Amani
Names related to Amani
Ayman, Aminah, Imani, Amaan, Amna, Amanah, Aiman, Aman, Emani, Amoni, Yaman
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo, Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Amani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/amani, updated 20 October 2026.