Kami
Usage of Kami in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Kami against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Kami is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Kami is a Japanese name meaning “lord.” Kami is also Japanese for “divine aura” and Hindi for “loving.” Kami is a Polynesian name meaning “love.”
Kami in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 46 girls were named Kami, making it the #3342 girls' name in the US. Since 1957, 8,925 girls have been named Kami, with the most (307) in 1980. It is most common, relative to births, in Ohio and Texas.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Towns named Kami
There are 163 towns and villages with Kami in their name, in 21 countries.
🇯🇵 Japan 116🇳🇵 Nepal 12🇮🇳 India 5🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 4🇵🇰 Pakistan 4🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 3🇦🇫 Afghanistan 2🇧🇴 Bolivia 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kami | Fukuoka, 🇯🇵 Japan | 35,473 | Map |
| Kami-furano | Hokkaido, 🇯🇵 Japan | 10,348 | Map |
| Kami | Yamoussoukro, 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 9,936 | Map |
| Kami-yuge | Ehime, 🇯🇵 Japan | 6,509 | Map |
| Kami | Sassandra-Marahoue, 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 983 | Map |
| Bāzār Kamī | Sar-e Pol Province, 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | – | Map |
| Chak Kami | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Hiraizumi-kami | Kagoshima, 🇯🇵 Japan | – | Map |
| Honjō-kami | Kagoshima, 🇯🇵 Japan | – | Map |
| Ichinono-kami | Chiba, 🇯🇵 Japan | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Kami
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Kami in their name.
| Name | Where | |
|---|---|---|
| Kami Tarn | Meru County, 🇰🇪 Kenya | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Kami songs
8 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Kami in their title. The best known:
- Allah Selamatkan Sultan Kami
- Amairo no Kami no Otome – Michi Aoyama (1966)
- Apai Peda Kami Ditu
- Ek Teri Kami
- KAMI NO TAMI
- Kami Penyamun – P. Ramlee
- Maafkan Kami – P. Ramlee
- Tolonglah Kami – P. Ramlee
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Kami
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Kami.
Kami as a pet name
FurryName has found 41 dogs named Kami in public pet registers, making it the #2,904 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Laval (3), Cambridge (2), Burlington (1). Kami as a dog name →
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