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Amani

“Peace” — Swahili, from Arabic origin

Boy's name · #1585 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Amani has appeared in US records since 1970 — best rank #1263 (2008) · 2,890 babies named Amani all-time · 1 in 17,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,400 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 10,000 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 12,000 boys in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Amanis

• Amani Abeid Karume — 6th President of Zanzibar (2000-2010)
• Amani Yao — association football player
• Amani Aguinaldo — Filipino footballer
• Amani Toomer — American football player
• Amani Williams Hunt Abdullah — Malaysian social activist/politician

What Amanis become

Among 95 notable people named Amani:

Athletes appear 2.3× more often than among typical names — e.g. Amani Aguinaldo, Filipino footballer.

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