Amani
- Pronunciation
- [A-ma-ni]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Wishes; Aspirations
- Origin
- Arabic
About the Name Amani
Amani is an Arabic name meaning "wishes" or "aspirations," carrying connotations of hope, longing, and the things one prays for and dreams of. In Arabic and across the wider Swahili-speaking world, where the same word also signals "peace," the name has a warm, optimistic resonance that has helped it spread far beyond its original home. That double thread of aspiration and peace gives Amani a particularly gentle, uplifting character that crosses cultural lines with ease.
Its three light syllables, A-ma-ni, give it an open, melodic sound that flows comfortably in many tongues, and its meaning rooted in aspiration lends it a quietly inspiring feel. The name reads as both contemporary and timeless, equally at home in Arabic, African, and American naming traditions, and it carries a softness that pairs well with a wide range of surnames and middle names.
Amani first entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2000 and reached its peak in 2010 at rank #553. It has held a remarkably steady place since, ranking #634 in 2024, with 10,937 top-1000 births recorded overall — a sizable total that reflects sustained use across more than two decades. A recorded variant is Aman. That long, unbroken presence on the chart marks Amani as a name with genuine staying power rather than a passing trend tied to any single moment.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Amani
US Popularity History (2000–2025)
Annual US births named Amani by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2008 with 529 girls named Amani (girl rank #586 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #678 for girls (419 US births). That's 92 places below its 2008 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Amani Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Amani the strongest states are New Mexico, Mississippi, Connecticut.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | #281 | 17 |
| 2 | Mississippi | #450 | 39 |
| 3 | Connecticut | #450 | 38 |
| 4 | Maryland | #460 | 111 |
| 5 | Georgia | #470 | 207 |
| 6 | Louisiana | #477 | 95 |
| 7 | South Carolina | #480 | 80 |
| 8 | Oregon | #524 | 20 |
| 9 | North Carolina | #526 | 184 |
| 10 | Kansas | #548 | 17 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | #854 | 49 |
| 2 | California | #805 | 325 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | #782 | 28 |
| 4 | Indiana | #765 | 57 |
| 5 | Ohio | #761 | 116 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | #756 | 31 |
| 7 | New York | #725 | 213 |
| 8 | Missouri | #714 | 61 |
| 9 | Texas | #713 | 398 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | #704 | 26 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Amani in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aman | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "Peace."It Is Often Used As A Nickname. | Male | African |
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Compare Amani to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Amani against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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