Amani: meaning and UK use

What does Amani mean?

The Arabic entry records Amani as a feminine name meaning wishes. The previous Arabic translation peace was unsupported; our unisex browsing category does not alter the source's stated usage.

Language or name family covered

Arabic entry

Meaning or derivation

Wishes

Our browsing group

unisex; international

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Sources for this entry — reviewed 2026-10-07:

• Behind the Name — Amani

Pronunciation and related forms

/ʔa.ˈmaː.niː/ (Arabic IPA)

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Related forms recorded in the reference: Amany. These may be full forms, diminutives or forms in another language; they are not necessarily pronounced alike or counted together in statistics.

How popular is Amani?

In 2025, 66 baby girls in England and Wales were registered as Amani, making it the 590th most popular girls’ name. That is up 4 places on 2024, when it ranked 594th. It is used for both sexes: 9 boys were also given the name (2440th for boys). It has held a similar position for a decade (637th in 2015). Its best year in the ONS series was 2006, at 410th. These figures cover England and Wales, not the whole UK.

2025 rank (girls)

590th

2025 registrations

66

Best rank in this series

410th (2006)

Every year from 1996 to 2025

Amani: rank and number of baby girls by year (ONS)

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	590	66
2024	594	66
2023	622	60
2022	876	40
2021	603	64
2020	665	56
2019	737	52
2018	670	60
2017	673	61
2016	693	59
2015	637	65
2014	750	52
2013	547	76
2012	509	85
2011	525	80
2010	531	75
2009	630	59
2008	537	71
2007	487	80
2006	410	102
2005	455	81
2004	480	71
2003	478	68
2002	500	60
2001	584	46
2000	655	38
1999	605	43
1998	649	38
1997	926	23
1996	869	25

The sum of published counts in this 1996–2025 girls series is 1,822. This is a lower bound where years are suppressed, not the number of living people with the name. A best rank is the best position within this series; it does not establish an all-time record.

Sources: ONS release, 2025; girls' dataset; boys' dataset. Our 20 top-ten positions were checked against Table 1 in the 2025 workbooks. The history chart and spelling comparisons come from the separate ONS 1996–2025 workbook, checked 7 October 2026. Spelling variants are separate entries. Scotland and Northern Ireland have separate statistics.

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