Girl
Amani
As a girl's name, Amani traces back to Arabic, where it is understood to mean "Arabic, wishes, aspirations". It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2000s. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. The name's best year yet was 2008.
ArabicArabic – "wishes, aspirations"
SwahiliAlso Swahili – "peace"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
6
1970s
152
1980s
238
1990s
2,097
2000s
5,192
2010s
4,338
Peaked in the 2000s · 12,023 total U.S. births since 1900