Entry № 3689 · Filipino origin

Mayumi Mayumi — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ mah-YOO-mee /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Filipino

Meaning

"Gentle, modest"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Japanese)

The meaning

A name that means "gentle, modest".

Mayumi has parallel origins. In Tagalog (Filipino), it means "gentle" or "modest." In Japanese (真弓), it means "true bow" — referring to the longbow used in archery.

Mayumi is widely used in both the Philippines and Japan.

Gentle. The Filipino-Japanese convergence.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

真弓

Transliteration: Mayumi
Pronunciation: / məˈjuː.mi /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Mayumi stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Mayumi · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Mayumis before her.

Real people

Mayumi Kojima

Japanese singer.

born 1972

In fiction

Mayumi

Common in Japanese and Filipino fiction.

Names connected to Mayumi.

Numerology

The number behind Mayumi.

The Free Spirit

Mayumi reduces to five — the number of cross-cultural gentleness.

Parents on Mayumi

Why families chose this name.

"Gentle in Tagalog. True bow in Japanese. Six letters. Mayumi."

Maria · Mother of one · Cebu