Ayumi
Ayumi is a feminine Japanese given name. It is rarely used as a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Ayumi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ayumi is a feminine Japanese given name. It is rarely used as a surname.
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The Story of Ayumi
Ayumi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1966, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 28 Ayumis were born — ranking #4,738 that year. As of 2026, Ayumi ranks #6,763 for baby girls with 16 births, holding steady (-2%). In total, more than 631 Ayumis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Ayumi
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Ayumi Beppu (別府 あゆみ, born 1983), Japanese actress, tarento , and model
- Ayumi Endō ( 遠藤 あゆみ ) , Japanese artist
- Ayumi Fujimura (藤村 歩, born 1982), Japanese voice actress
- Ayumi Hamasaki (浜崎 あゆみ, born 1978), Japanese singer
- Iconiq (real name Ayumi Itō 伊藤 亜由美, born 1984), Zainichi Korean singer who was a member of the Korean girl group Sugar
- Ayumi Ishida (actress) (いしだ あゆみ, born 1948), Japanese actress and singer
- Ayumi Ishida (Morning Musume member) (石田 亜佑美, born 1997), Japanese singer who is a member of the J-pop girl group Morning Musume
- Ayumi Ito (伊藤 歩, born 1980), Japanese actress
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Names that sound like Ayumi
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About the name Ayumi
Ayumi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 631 births in the dataset. Ayumi's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #4,738. Use the chart and map above to compare Ayumi'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.