Amani

“Peace” — Swahili, from Arabic origin

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

Amani reached its best rank, #1264, in 2008 and ranked #1585 in 2025. About 2,900 boys have carried it since 1970. About 81% of babies named Amani in recent years have been girls.

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 96 notable people named Amani:

Sports figures appear 2.28× more often than among typical names — e.g. Amani Aguinaldo, Filipino footballer.

Similar names: Aman · Said · Amar · Damani · Adnan · Ameen

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