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Imani name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Imani ranks #579 in female records (512 reported) and #3,014 in male records (41 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#579 · 512 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 73 female records (585 to 512); rank moved from #526 to #579.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 71 female records (583 to 512); rank moved from #530 to #579.
2025 male rank and count
#3,014 · 41 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 5 male records (46 to 41); rank moved from #2,805 to #3,014.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 17 male records (58 to 41); rank moved from #2,357 to #3,014.
Peak year in available data
2023: 647 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Imani becoming more popular?

Imani's reported female count decreased by 73 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #526 to #579. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Imani in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for ImaniFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.6470201620252016: 577 female records2017: 573 female records2018: 607 female records2019: 597 female records2020: 580 female records2021: 583 female records2022: 627 female records2023: 647 female records2024: 585 female records2025: 512 female records2016: 25 male records2017: 35 male records2018: 23 male records2019: 40 male records2020: 32 male records2021: 58 male records2022: 47 male records2023: 54 male records2024: 46 male records2025: 41 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025512579413,014
2024585526462,805
2023647476542,493
2022627504472,769
2021583530582,357
2020580522323,448
2019597521403,013
2018607516234,411
2017573541353,270
2016577541254,140

Questions about Imani’s popularity

How common is Imani in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Imani ranks #579 in female records (512 reported) and #3,014 in male records (41 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Imani?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Imani only.

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