The first name Amani
A unisex name.
3 syllables Unisex
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 66 girls were named Amani, making it the 590th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2006, with 102 births (#410).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Amani with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Amani at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 419 girls born in the United States were named Amani, the 678th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2008, when 529 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Amani
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Amani Abeid Karume6th President of Zanzibar (2000-2010)
- Amani Al-KhatahtbehAmerican author, tech entrepreneur, born 1992
- Amani YaoAssociation football player, born 1963
- Mariah the ScientistAmerican singer (born 1997)
Questions
- How popular is the name Amani?
- In 2025, 66 girls born in England and Wales were named Amani, ranking 590th. Its peak was 2006, with 102 births.
- Is Amani a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 16,330 US babies named Amani since 1880, 82% were girls and 18% boys.
- When was Amani most popular?
- 2008 in the United States, when 529 babies were named Amani, its highest rank at 586th.