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Imani

Pronounced /ɪˈmɑni/

Rank in 2024
#526
Born in 2024
583
Peak year
1998 · #253
Origin
Swahili

1880 to 2024

Steady
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 583 girls were named Imani, about 1 in every 2,767.
  • It peaked in 1998 with 1,222 babies, ranked #253.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1970.
  • 27,296 girls have been named Imani since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Imani per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. 0
    Greatest
  2. 0
    Silent
  3. 0
    Boomers
  4. <0.1
    Gen X
  5. 0.2
    Millennials
  6. 0.5
    Gen Z
  7. 0.4
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 292 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 5,054 babies, 0.18 per 1,000. Gen Z: 14,742 babies, 0.51 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 7,208 babies, 0.35 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

Borrowed from Swahili, from imani (“faith, belief”), from Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān). ==== Pronunciation ==== (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈmɑni/ ==== Proper noun ==== Imani (plural Imanis) A female given name from Swahili.

  • A female given name from Swahili.
Origin
Swahili
Say it
/ɪˈmɑni/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Imani, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Other spellings

  • GirlBoySteady

    Amani

    Rank
    #634
    Born '24
    464
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 20082024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Emani

    Rank
    #1,315
    Born '24
    174
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 20192024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Emoni

    Rank
    #2,474
    Born '24
    73
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 20142024