Nagi
Nagi is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Japanese.
- Arabic
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Nagi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nagi is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Japanese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Japanese
The Story of Nagi
American parents first put Nagi on the record books as a baby boy name in 1992, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 10 Nagis were born — ranking #7,725 that year. About 41% of every Nagi on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Nagi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 118 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Nagi
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Nagi. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Nagi
Phonetically similar names — useful when Nagi is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Naga
- Naggy
- Nagy
- Noogie
- Naki
- Nogga
- Negi
- Nogi
- Knaggy
- Moggy
- Moggie
- Nigga
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Nagi
Nagi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 118 births in the dataset. Nagi's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #7,725. Use the chart and map above to compare Nagi'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.