Yumi: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Yumi – Meaning: reason and beauty (from the common kanji 由美); other kanji combinations are also used – Origin: Japanese – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: YOO-mee


Yumi is a Japanese girl's name meaning “reason and beauty (from the common kanji 由美); other kanji combinations are also used”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Yumi

Meaning: Reason and beauty (from the common kanji 由美); other kanji combinations are also used.

Origin: Japanese.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Yumi

Phonetic: YOO-mee   IPA: /ˈjuːmiː/

Popularity of Yumi

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1960–2024.

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