Entry № 0242 · Japanese origin

Asami Asami — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ah-SAH-mee /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Japanese

Meaning

"Morning beauty"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Modern (Japanese)

The meaning

A name that means "morning beauty".

Asami (朝美) combines the Japanese asa (morning) and mi (beauty) — "morning beauty."

Asami Sato is the iconic character from The Legend of Korra (2012).

Morning beauty. The Japanese.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

朝美

Transliteration: Asami
Pronunciation: / əˈsɑː.mi /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Asami stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Asami · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Asamis before her.

Real people

Asami

Common Japanese name.

In fiction

Asami Sato

Character in The Legend of Korra.

2012 series

Names connected to Asami.

Numerology

The number behind Asami.

The Pioneer

Asami reduces to one — the number of Japanese morning.

Parents on Asami

Why families chose this name.

"Morning beauty. Five letters. Asami."

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