Given name & surname
Amadi
“one who rejoices”
Amadi is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “one who rejoices.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “one who rejoices.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amadi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 454
- 234 boys · 220 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #7,703 for boys · #13,301 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +103%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,703 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 395 as a first name in 2020; 1,220 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Amadi’s family of names
Amadi has a related form in Ahmed. Amadi has a related form in Amadeus. Amadi has a related form in Amadea.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Ahmedvariant
- Amadeusvariant
- Amadeavariant
- Amaddilikely variant
- Amadeahvariant
- Amadeevariant
- Amadyevariant
- Amadeyvariant
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