Is Iman a boy or girl name?
Iman is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 92 girls and 84 boys were named Iman, so 52.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 78.3% of the 6,428 US babies named Iman were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,892
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,084
- Babies named Iman since 1972
- 6,428
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 209 babies
Boys and girls named Iman, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95 | 92 | 49.2% |
| 1980s | 134 | 481 | 78.2% |
| 1990s | 241 | 1,395 | 85.3% |
| 2000s | 232 | 1,555 | 87% |
| 2010s | 336 | 1,040 | 75.6% |
| 2020s | 358 | 469 | 56.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 84 | #1,892 | 92 | #2,084 |
| 2023 | 61 | #2,297 | 81 | #2,276 |
| 2022 | 81 | #1,923 | 109 | #1,859 |
| 2021 | 82 | #1,874 | 83 | #2,237 |
| 2020 | 50 | #2,565 | 104 | #1,863 |
| 2019 | 66 | #2,156 | 108 | #1,867 |
| 2018 | 73 | #2,002 | 85 | #2,194 |
| 2017 | 40 | #2,971 | 105 | #1,921 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,818 | 106 | #1,902 |
| 2015 | 28 | #3,816 | 105 | #1,924 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,601 | 112 | #1,823 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,794 | 96 | #2,025 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,925 | 98 | #1,988 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,373 | 117 | #1,749 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,580 | 108 | #1,878 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,567 | 146 | #1,551 |
| 2008 | 28 | #3,773 | 164 | #1,441 |
| 2007 | 18 | #5,084 | 117 | #1,817 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,754 | 156 | #1,443 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,703 | 137 | #1,514 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,481 | 173 | #1,253 |
| 2003 | 31 | #3,065 | 169 | #1,246 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,137 | 157 | #1,259 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,770 | 162 | #1,239 |
| 2000 | 35 | #2,643 | 174 | #1,158 |
| 1999 | 36 | #2,489 | 148 | #1,255 |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,229 | 148 | #1,230 |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,930 | 155 | #1,181 |
| 1996 | 31 | #2,503 | 178 | #1,043 |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,877 | 144 | #1,194 |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,802 | 126 | #1,339 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,724 | 161 | #1,116 |
| 1992 | 22 | #3,047 | 162 | #1,106 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,161 | 77 | #1,842 |
| 1990 | 14 | #4,061 | 96 | #1,580 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,379 | 71 | #1,858 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,953 | 64 | #1,919 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,828 | 61 | #1,886 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,526 | 33 | #2,870 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,285 | 53 | #2,028 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,347 | 38 | #2,487 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,664 | 50 | #2,032 |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,064 | 36 | #2,604 |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,290 | 39 | #2,458 |
| 1980 | 25 | #2,136 | 36 | #2,618 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,501 | 23 | #3,480 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,517 | 24 | #3,223 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,346 | 18 | #3,953 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,582 | 19 | #3,580 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,816 | 8 | #6,735 |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,724 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,308 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 11 | #3,049 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Iman reached #1,874 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #1,043 in 1996. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Iman
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.