MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Ami mean?
Northern Ami can draw on ami or amiya, a vernacular word for nectar. The older Sanskrit amrita describes the deathless drink of myth, giving the short name its familiar precious-liquid image.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
अमी
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Ami in Indian usage
8,038 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (90.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 748 records (9.3%).
- Recorded as male: 7,290 records (90.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 605 |
| 1940s | 1,251 |
| 1950s | 1,683 |
| 1960s | 1,763 |
| 1970s | 1,200 |
| 1980s | 859 |
| 1990s | 477 |
| Other decades | 200 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Haryana | 2,526 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1,542 |
| Rajasthan | 1,486 |
| Punjab | 737 |
| Odisha | 605 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 511 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 191 |
| Bihar | 135 |
| Other states | 305 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Ami / F | 3 | 5,927 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Ami; Table_6, C6038 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Ami; Table_6, C6038
- Monier-Williams, amṛta, p. 82,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.