How Many People Are Named Ami?
An estimated 7,492 people in the United States have the first name Ami. It is predominantly female (94.9%). The average bearer is 39 years old, and Ami peaked in popularity in 1975 with 334 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ami as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ami paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,492
About 1 in 45,749 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
94.9% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1975
334 births
Total Registered
8,058
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ami
Ami is predominantly female (94.9%), though 409 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Ami as a male name
Ranked #5,893 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (38 births)
Ami as a female name
Ranked #2,919 in 2024
56 female births in 2024
Peak: 1975 (334 births)
Ami: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ami span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 2,792 babies were registered. Ami has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ami by Decade
How has Ami tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ami by State
Birth registrations for Ami span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Nebraska, Arkansas, Connecticut. On average, about 130 Amis were registered per state.
Ami + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ami as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ami
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Ami: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ami?
We estimate approximately 7,492 people named Ami are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 45,749 Americans share this first name.
Is Ami a common name?
Ami is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,058 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ami most popular?
Ami reached peak popularity in 1975, when 334 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ami is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ami a female name?
Ami is predominantly female. 94.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ami Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ami Smith, Ami Johnson, Ami Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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