Is Amani a boy or girl name?
Amani is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 464 girls and 154 boys were named Amani, so 75.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 82.4% of the 15,797 US babies named Amani were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,272
- Girl rank, 2024
- #634
- Babies named Amani since 1969
- 15,797
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 667 babies
Boys and girls named Amani, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1970s | 47 | 105 | 69.1% |
| 1980s | 13 | 226 | 94.6% |
| 1990s | 354 | 1,744 | 83.1% |
| 2000s | 988 | 4,206 | 81% |
| 2010s | 860 | 4,413 | 83.7% |
| 2020s | 517 | 2,318 | 81.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 154 | #1,272 | 464 | #634 |
| 2023 | 120 | #1,488 | 481 | #621 |
| 2022 | 93 | #1,770 | 513 | #583 |
| 2021 | 71 | #2,060 | 424 | #685 |
| 2020 | 79 | #1,869 | 436 | #660 |
| 2019 | 73 | #2,002 | 403 | #708 |
| 2018 | 67 | #2,101 | 374 | #741 |
| 2017 | 75 | #1,920 | 363 | #763 |
| 2016 | 72 | #1,993 | 401 | #710 |
| 2015 | 80 | #1,849 | 389 | #729 |
| 2014 | 75 | #1,920 | 441 | #646 |
| 2013 | 78 | #1,827 | 482 | #589 |
| 2012 | 116 | #1,429 | 512 | #574 |
| 2011 | 110 | #1,476 | 520 | #562 |
| 2010 | 114 | #1,447 | 528 | #553 |
| 2009 | 115 | #1,452 | 524 | #580 |
| 2008 | 138 | #1,264 | 529 | #586 |
| 2007 | 103 | #1,526 | 456 | #649 |
| 2006 | 126 | #1,306 | 411 | #686 |
| 2005 | 87 | #1,584 | 431 | #644 |
| 2004 | 113 | #1,309 | 468 | #597 |
| 2003 | 75 | #1,656 | 368 | #709 |
| 2002 | 71 | #1,660 | 372 | #675 |
| 2001 | 89 | #1,400 | 339 | #719 |
| 2000 | 71 | #1,642 | 308 | #747 |
| 1999 | 60 | #1,721 | 277 | #791 |
| 1998 | 61 | #1,680 | 298 | #733 |
| 1997 | 50 | #1,860 | 252 | #820 |
| 1996 | 55 | #1,706 | 242 | #827 |
| 1995 | 44 | #1,916 | 187 | #1,002 |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,445 | 159 | #1,129 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,023 | 121 | #1,359 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,462 | 87 | #1,713 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,489 | 68 | #2,014 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,847 | 53 | #2,346 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,643 | 50 | #2,339 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,541 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,994 | 24 | #3,629 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,195 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,131 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,421 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,246 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,723 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,534 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,252 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,631 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,089 | 12 | #5,226 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,694 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,318 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,328 | 7 | #7,195 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,331 | 14 | #4,231 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,879 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,351 | 12 | #4,532 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,671 | 12 | #4,538 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,859 | 10 | #5,071 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,643 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Amani reached #1,264 in 2008. As a girl name, it reached #553 in 2010. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Amani
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.