Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Amane isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amane through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 50
- 0 boys · 50 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 201 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Amane’s family of names
In Japanese usage, Amane is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 周. In Japanese usage, Amane is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 愛音. In Greek usage, Amane as a surname is a transliteration of Αμανέ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Amane
- Amane Beriso ShankuleEthiopian athletics competitorborn 1991
- Amane ShindōJapanese voice actressborn 2004
- Nishi AmaneJapanese philosopher and politician (1829–1897)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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