Amai
46% girls · 54% boys
About Amai
This short and sweet (literally) Japanese girl name would cross beautifully into many cultures.
Amai for boys#5870 US
Soft and gentle and sharing the trending sounds of Amias or Amari, Amai can be considered a Japanese name associated with sweetness and dancing, an English name, appearing as a short form of Amias, meaning "friend" or "loved", or as a Hebrew choice, and a contracted form of Amittai meaning "my truth".
Some may associated it with a kind of sweetened, thickened soy sauce, while others may think social media star Amai Nie, or perhaps characters from the animes A Certain Magical Index and in Naruto/.
Pronounced uh-MAY.
As of November 2026, Amai ranked #7914 for girls and #5870 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #5997 for girls in 2019 and #3153 for boys in 2024.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #3,153 | 38 | 22.1 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |