Ami: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Ami – Origin: multiple (Hebrew, Japanese, French, Persian, Indian — meaning depends on origin/spelling) – Gender: Unisex


Ami is a multiple (Hebrew, Japanese, French, Persian, Indian — meaning depends on origin/spelling) unisex name. It appears in 4 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Ami

Origin: multiple (Hebrew, Japanese, French, Persian, Indian — meaning depends on origin/spelling).

A common claim: Ami means 'friend' Actually: This only holds for the French word; as a Japanese name the meaning is kanji-dependent, and as a Hebrew name it means 'my people', not 'friend'.

Source: Wikipedia.

Popularity of Ami

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1947–2024.

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