| Nami | Aiko | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Wave | Child of love |
| Origin | japanese | japanese |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | NAH-mee | AH-ee-koh |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2025 (156) | 2023 (77) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Nami | Aiko |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 710 | 384 |
| 2010s | 296 | 301 |
| 2000s | 104 | 311 |
| 1990s | 42 | 124 |
| 1980s | 20 | 60 |
| 1970s | 0 | 45 |
| 1950s | 0 | 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 7 |
| 1930s | 0 | 108 |
| 1920s | 0 | 306 |
| 1910s | 0 | 134 |
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.
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.
Nami and Aiko are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Nami means Wave (japanese origin), while Aiko means Child of love (japanese origin).
In US records, Nami first appears in 0 and Aiko in 0, so Nami has the longer recorded history.