Nami

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

Girl's name · #1404 in the US (2025) · Trending

Nami is climbing: on the charts since 1983, it reached #1404 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 160 girls given the name last year. Roughly 1,200 have carried it all-time.

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.

Similar names: Rumi · Naziyah · Romee · Koi · Yumi · Mei

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