Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2022. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kanami through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 5 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 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kanami’s family of names
In Japanese usage, Kanami is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 可奈美. In Japanese usage, Kanami is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 奏美.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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