How Many People Are Named Imani?
people named Imani are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 11,841 people in the US has this name
Based on 29,212 babies named Imani in Social Security records from 1970 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,272 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "faith" in Swahili, ultimately of Arabic origin.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Imani, 95.3% were girls and 4.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Imani rose from 77.3% in the 1970s to 92.7% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Imani alive today is about 19 years old, and 85% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 27 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Imani first appears in the records in 1970 and was given most often in 1998, to 1,272 babies. In 2025, 553 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1970 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Imani has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #239, in 1996. In 2025 it ranked #579.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #579 |
| Best rank | #239 (1996) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #358 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Imani alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Imani were born in New York than in any other state: about 3,322 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Imani was given 7 times as often in District of Columbia, 2.3 times in Maryland and 2.2 times in Delaware.
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