Fumi
Fumi is a feminine Japanese given name.
Meaning & Origin of Fumi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fumi is a feminine Japanese given name.
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The Story of Fumi
Fumi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1911, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 17 Fumis were born — ranking #2,172 that year. As of 2026, Fumi ranks #2,859 for baby girls with 11 births, with steady use. In total, more than 154 Fumis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Fumi
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Fumi Dan ( 檀 ふみ ; born 1954) , Japanese actress
- Fumi Goto ( 後藤 史 ; born 1988) , Japanese football defender
- Fumi Hirano ( 平野 文 ; born 1955) , Japanese voice actress and essayist
- Fumi Kaneko ( 金子 扶生 ; born 1991) , Japanese ballet dancer
- Fumi Kitahara (1968–2025), American publicist in the animation industry
- Fumi Kojima ( 児島 フミ ; born 1916) , Japanese discus thrower
- Fumi Morisawa ( 森沢 芙美 ) , Japanese voice actress
- Fumi Nikaidō ( 二階堂 ふみ ; born 1994) , Japanese actress and fashion model
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About the name Fumi
Fumi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 154 births in the dataset. Fumi's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #2,172. Use the chart and map above to compare Fumi'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.