Ayame
Ayame is a feminine Japanese given name.
Meaning & Origin of Ayame
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ayame is a feminine Japanese given name.
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The Story of Ayame
The earliest SSA record of Ayame as a baby girl name dates back to 1918, when 5 babies received it. 2006 was its biggest year on record, with 19 newborns named Ayame — #6,592 in the national rankings. About 37% of every Ayame on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ayame ranks #8,001 for baby girls with 12 births, gradually rising (+14%). All told, over 343 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Ayame
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Yoshizawa Ayame (吉沢菖蒲, 1673–1719), Japanese Kabuki actor
- Yoshizawa Ayame I (初代 吉沢 菖蒲, 1673–1729), Japanese Kabuki actor
- Ayame Goriki (剛力 彩芽, born 1992), Japanese actress and model
- Ayame Koike (小池彩夢, born 1995), Japanese actress
- Ayame Misaki (水崎綾女, born 1989), Japanese actress who is affiliated with Horipro
- Ayame Mizushima (水島あやめ, 1903–1990), Japanese novelist and screenwriter
- Ayame Sasamura (笹村あやめ, born 1995), Japanese professional wrestler
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Names that sound like Ayame
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About the name Ayame
Ayame is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 343 births in the dataset. Ayame's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #4,398. Use the chart and map above to compare Ayame'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.