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Nami

“Wave — Japanese kanji 波 read as nami” — Japanese origin

Girl's name · #1396 in the US (2025) · Trending

Nami has appeared in US records since 1983 — best rank #1396 (2025) · 1,172 babies named Nami all-time · 1 in 10,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,100 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 6,700 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 8,100 girls in Belgium (2025).

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

Famous Namis

• Nami Ōtake — Japanese association football player
• Nami Tamaki — Japanese pop singer
• Nami Matsuyama — Japanese badminton player
• Nami Sano — Japanese mangaka
• Nami Hayakawa — Japanese archer

In stories & tradition

• Nami — One Piece · One Piece Film: Red

What Namis become

Among 118 notable people named Nami:

Entertainers appear 4.15× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nami Tamaki, Japanese pop singer.

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