Zamani
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- za-MAH-nee
- Origin
- Swahili
- US rank, 2025
- #5,916 for girls
Zamani is a name of Swahili origin, meaning “long ago, the past”. In 2025 it ranked 5,916th for girls in the US (20 babies).
What does Zamani mean?
Swahili: Swahili zamani, from Arabic zaman 'time'
“long ago, the past”
Is Zamani a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Zamani has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 20 girls and 9 boys in the US.
How popular is Zamani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,916th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20 about 1 in 80,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 69% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the US were named Zamani, making it the 5,916th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,079th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002. 9 boys were also named Zamani in 2025 (8,239th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Zamani in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zamani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #5,916 |
| 2024 | 23 | #5,440 |
| 2023 | 18 | #6,404 |
| 2022 | 15 | #7,276 |
| 2021 | 12 | #8,459 |
| 2020 | 19 | #6,079 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
Names like Zamani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zaniyah, Zaliyah, Zamira, Zahara, Zaya, Hadassah, Aaliyah, Zainab, Naziyah, Zayla, Kaliyah, Zuriyah
Names related to Zamani
More Swahili names
Zuri, Imani, Malaika, Emani, Jabari, Zhuri, Imara, Maisha, Asante, Imaani, Malaikah, Taraji, Xuri, Johari, Simba, Ahmani
Sources
Figures from 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, “Zamani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zamani, updated 20 October 2026.