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Ami

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What official birth registration shows about Ami: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #443 to #5927.199920042009201420192025#443#5927
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#443
1997#506
1998#483
1999#529
2000#545
2001#557
2002#643
2003#607
2004#559
2005#645
2006#659
2007#1050
2008#1135
2009#879
2010#1125
2011#1295
2012#1253
2013#1587
2014#1966
2015#2328
2016#3609
2017#2925
2018#5666
2019#2458
2020#2843
2022#5669
2023#4056
2024#4843
2025#5927

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 29 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2009: #879 among girls in England and Wales, #893 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1985–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1985

    First recorded at #421 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1985 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2001–2008

    Highest recorded position: #331 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2001–2008).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1985 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #331 in Northern Ireland in 2003.

Ami's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#59273HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#48434HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#40565HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#56693HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#28438HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#245810HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#56663HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#29258HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#36096HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#232811HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#196614HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#158719HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#125326HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#129524HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#112529HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#87938HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#113526HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#105028HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#65948HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#64548HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#55956HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#60748HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#64342HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#55750HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#54550HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#52954HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#48359HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#50654HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#44368HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#3704HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#3313HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#3393HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#3433HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#8933HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#6773HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#4983HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#4484HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#5213HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#4215HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Ami is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Ami, between 1985 and 2025, in 32 of those 41 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1985England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: highest position in 200319852025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1985–20096#421 in 1985
England and Wales1996–202529#443 in 1996
Northern Ireland2001–20084#331 in 2003

Its high point came 18 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1985) than in Northern Ireland (2003).

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 1986; it appears again in 1993.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Ami

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1985–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1985 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #331 in Northern Ireland in 2003. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.