Kami
A girls’ name of Japanese origin, meaning divine spirit or god.
Kami by the numbers
Kami was given to 58 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 307 babies in 1980, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kami. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kaisea672 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kaliblack; fierce; Hindu goddess of time1,120 in the US (2017)
- Karipure; a form of Katherine153 in the US (2017)
- Kavipoet15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kaziwork or labor15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kaniear; in hindu tradition associated with hearing5 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Kami
Names that are said the same way as Kami, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Camidiminutive of Camilla; possibly attendant at religious ceremonies53 in the US (2017)
- Camiecrooked nose; a form of Cameron8 in the US (2017)
- Cammiecrooked nose; a form of Cameron8 in the US (2017)
- Cammia diminutive form of Camilla; possibly attendant at religious ceremonies6 in the US (2017)
- Cammycrooked nose; a diminutive of Cameron5 in the US (2017)
- Kamie6 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Kami, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean life
Like Kami, each of these has life in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Kami
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