How Many People Are Named Amani?
people named Amani are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 21,146 people in the US has this name
Based on 16,330 babies named Amani in Social Security records from 1969 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
667 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "wishes" in Arabic.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Amani, 82.4% were girls and 17.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Amani rose from 69.3% in the 1970s to 81.4% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 1980s, at 94.6%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Amani alive today is about 15 years old, and 93% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 22 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Amani first appears in the records in 1969 and was given most often in 2008, to 667 babies. In 2025, 526 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1969 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Amani has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #553, in 2010. In 2025 it ranked #678. Among boys, its best rank was #1,264, in 2008.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #678 | #1,585 |
| Best rank | #553 (2010) | #1,264 (2008) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #650 in the 2010s | #1,454 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Amani alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Amani were born in California than in any other state: about 1,453 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Amani was given 4.1 times as often in District of Columbia, 2.1 times in Maryland and 1.8 times in Louisiana.
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