Entry № 307 · Filipino origin

Amihan Amihan — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ah-MEE-hahn /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Filipino
Meaning
"Northeast monsoon wind"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Filipino)

A name that means "northeast monsoon wind".

Amihan is the Tagalog word for the cool northeast monsoon wind that blows over the Philippines from November to February. In Visayan mythology, Amihan was the first creature created — a sea bird who freed the first humans from a bamboo stalk.

Amihan is rising in modern Filipino naming.

Northeast wind. The Filipino creation bird.

The name in its native script.

Amihan
Transliteration
Amihan
Pronunciation
/ əˈmiː.hən /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Amihan stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Amihan · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Amihans before her.

Real people
Amihan
Common modern Filipino name.
In fiction
Amihan
Heroine of Encantadia.
Philippine TV series

Names connected to Amihan.

The number behind Amihan.

7

The Seeker

Amihan reduces to seven — the number of Filipino wind.

Why families chose this name.

"The Filipino northeast wind. Six letters. Amihan."
Maria · Mother of one · Cebu