The baby name Kumi is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOO-mee — Japanese: /kɯmi/ — English common: /ˈkuːmi/.
Kumi is Japanese in Origin.
The baby name Kumi is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOO-mee — Japanese: /kɯmi/ — English common: /ˈkuːmi/.
Kumi is Japanese in Origin.
Kumi is a feminine Japanese given name whose meaning depends on the kanji chosen; common writings include 久美 ("long‑lasting beauty"), 久実 ("enduring truth/fruit"), and 玖美 ("precious jewel, beauty"). It also functions as a short form of Kumiko (久美子). The name rose in popularity in postwar Japan, especially from the 1960s–1980s, in step with concise two‑mora names, and remains familiar though less common today.
Beyond Japan, kumi is the Swahili word for "ten," used across several Bantu languages; in parts of East Africa it can be given as a unisex name to mark a tenth‑born child, birth on the tenth day, or a meaningful tenth anniversary. Variants and related forms include Kumiko and Kumie in Japanese; spellings are typically consistent in Roman letters as Kumi. Overall, meanings range from kanji‑based ideals of enduring beauty to numeral symbolism of completion and order.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | 0 | #58 | 20 | 4,057 | |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #128 | 133 | 6,592 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| GH | 0 | #176 | 68 | 5,396 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #185 | 200 | 8,138 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #225 | 3 | 4,141 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #249 | 76 | 6,973 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #255 | 9 | 7,056 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #285 | 5 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 5,122 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #328 | 5 | 5,862 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #350 | 5 | 12,352 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| HK | 0 | #354 | 4 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #425 | 5 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #462 | 5 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| LY | 0 | #513 | 23 | 12,703 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #556 | 5 | 11,671 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #571 | 16 | 18,916 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #584 | 32 | 16,104 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #823 | 4 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #911 | 5 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #921 | 10 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #995 | 7 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 7 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,065 | 8 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,177 | 6 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,228 | 9 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,261 | 7 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,265 | 8 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,439 | 33 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Kumi is popular in 51 countries — most recent births per country:
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