Bomani
Boy · boh-MAH-nee
Bomani is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Bomani mean?
Often said to be from the Ngoni language of Malawi
Often listed as an African name meaning 'warrior', but reliable sources for this are thin.
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Is Bomani a girl's or a boy's name?
Bomani is a boys' name.
How popular is Bomani in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2020, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Bomani in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Bomani in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
Names like Bomani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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