Girl & boy name
Amani
Amani holds the #678 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 419 newborn girls in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 2010 (#553 nationally, 528 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1969. The name's biggest fan base is in New Mexico (#296 there in 2025).
Rankings
Amani popularity, 1880–2025
Where Amani is most popular
Uniqueness score
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Amani in the most recent year of SSA data.
Amani as a boy name
Amani is currently the #1585 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 107 babies. Momentum is clearly positive: five years ago it ranked #1849, now it sits at #1585. Looking at the full record since 1970, Amani hit its all-time high of #1263 in 2008, when 138 boys were given the name. State by state, Illinois leads the way at #870.