| Aiko | Nami | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Child of love | Wave |
| Origin | japanese | japanese |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | AH-ee-koh | NAH-mee |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2023 (77) | 2025 (156) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Aiko | Nami |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 384 | 710 |
| 2010s | 301 | 296 |
| 2000s | 311 | 104 |
| 1990s | 124 | 42 |
| 1980s | 60 | 20 |
| 1970s | 45 | 0 |
| 1950s | 5 | 0 |
| 1940s | 7 | 0 |
| 1930s | 108 | 0 |
| 1920s | 306 | 0 |
| 1910s | 134 | 0 |
A Japanese name most commonly written 愛子, from ai 'love, affection' and ko 'child' — 'child of love, beloved child'. Meaning depends on the kanji chosen, but the 愛 (love) spelling is the standard one.
From the Japanese word nami (波) meaning 'wave'. Depending on the kanji used it can also carry other senses, but the 'wave' reading is standard.
Aiko and Nami are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Aiko means Child of love (japanese origin), while Nami means Wave (japanese origin).
In US records, Aiko first appears in 0 and Nami in 0, so Aiko has the longer recorded history.