Nami
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- NAH-mee
- Origin
- Japanese
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,396 for girls
Unisex
Nami is a name of Japanese origin, meaning “wave”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 1,396th for girls in the US (156 babies).
What does Nami mean?
Japanese: Japanese name, often written with the kanji for wave
“wave”
Nami is the navigator of the Straw Hat Pirates in the manga and anime One Piece.
Is Nami a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Nami has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 6 boys in the UK and 156 girls in the US.
How popular is Nami in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 125% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Nami, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 7 boys. 5 girls were also named Nami in 2025 (4,276th for girls).
In 2025, 45% of the babies named Nami in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Nami in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
How popular is Nami in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,396among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 156about 1 in 10,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 165% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 156 girls in the US were named Nami, making it the 1,396th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,394th. It first appears in the records in 1983.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had the most girls named Nami of any year since it first appeared, in 1983.
Half of all the girls named Nami in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 162 girls in the US were given Nami or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,217, up from #1,396 for this spelling alone.
- Nami 156
- Naami 6
Nami in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 156 | #1,396 |
| 2024 | 145 | #1,497 |
| 2023 | 137 | #1,548 |
| 2022 | 109 | #1,856 |
| 2021 | 90 | #2,103 |
| 2020 | 73 | #2,394 |
| 2019 | 44 | #3,498 |
| 2018 | 48 | #3,292 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,918 |
| 2016 | 36 | #4,082 |
| 2015 | 29 | #4,724 |
| 2014 | 24 | #5,454 |
| 2013 | 26 | #5,141 |
| 2012 | 20 | #6,338 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7,214 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6,796 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
Names like Nami
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ruairi Rumi Loki Kairo Yusuf Bodhi Akari Yunus Sami Amir Musa Benji
Names related to Nami
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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, “Nami: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nami, updated 20 October 2026.