Mayumi: meaning “one who embodies truth, wisdom, and beauty”, origin & popularity

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Japanese interpretation is “one who embodies truth, wisdom, and beauty.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Japanese.

How it developed

From Japanese まゆみ (Mayumi).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Mayumi through the years

Babies since 1880: 697; 0 boys · 697 girls
Most popular year: 2025; 42 babies
2025: 42; #3,628 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20: +82%; Rising fast

Mayumi in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1963–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inCalifornia

FewerMore, relative to births Not published

2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: California (7).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 42 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,628 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 82.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,320 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.

Mayumi’s family of names

Mayumi has a related form in Mayumea. Mayumi has a related form in Mayumee. Mayumi has a related form in Mayumey.

Walk Mayumi’s family in the name graph

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 5

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 5

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Mayumi

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

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Sibling ideas

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