Imani

Girl name

Imani has been given to 29,212 babies in the U.S. since 1970. It peaked in 1998 and currently ranks #579 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ɪˈmɑni/

Borrowed from Swahili, from imani (“faith, belief”), from Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān).

Origin: Swahili

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

29,212

Peak year

1998 (1,272 babies)

Rank in 2025

#579 for girls

First recorded

1970

10-year trend

▼ -8%

Gender split

95% girls / 5% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Imani.

29,371 babies since 1946

28,952 babies since 1918

28,805 babies since 1886

29,862 babies since 1950

28,459 babies since 1949

30,305 babies since 1888

30,691 babies since 1979

27,659 babies since 1978

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