Minami is a girl's name of Japanese origin meaning “south.” In 2024 it was given to 6 girls in the United States.
Minami belongs to the Japanese tradition. Its meaning — “south” — is the sense carried by its Japanese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Minami first appears in Social Security records in 1989. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #7150 in 1997, and in 2024 6 babies received the name — 232 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Minami means “south” in its Japanese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Minami is a girl name. In 2024, 6 babies received the name in the US.
Minami comes from the Japanese tradition.
Minami first appears in US records in 1989. Its best-ever ranking was #7150 in 1997, and 6 babies were given the name in 2024.
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