Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Fumi 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 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Fumi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 154
- 0 boys · 154 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 17 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 11 in 1927. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 365 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.
Fumi’s family of names
In Japanese usage, Fumi is a Roman-alphabet rendering of ふみ. In Japanese usage, Fumi is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 不実. In Japanese usage, Fumi is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 史実.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Fumi
- Fumi NikaidoJapanese actress, modelborn 1994
- Fumi HiranoJapanese actress, voice actress, singer and essayistborn 1955
- Fumi YoshinagaJapanese manga artistborn 1971
- Fumi DanJapanese actressborn 1954
- Fumi SaimonJapanese manga artistborn 1957
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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