Aimi
Aimi is a name with a single cultural origin: Japanese.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Aimi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aimi is a name with a single cultural origin: Japanese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Aimi
The earliest SSA record of Aimi as a baby girl name dates back to 1969, when 5 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Aimi — #8,887 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Aimis. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #8,958 among baby girl names with 9 births, gradually rising (+14%). In total, more than 226 Aimis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Aimi
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About the name Aimi
Aimi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 226 births in the dataset. Aimi's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #7,472. Use the chart and map above to compare Aimi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.