Is Imani a boy or girl name?
Imani is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 583 girls and 45 boys were named Imani, so 92.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 95.3% of the 28,649 US babies named Imani were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,838
- Girl rank, 2024
- #526
- Babies named Imani since 1970
- 28,649
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 1,272 babies
Boys and girls named Imani, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75 | 255 | 77.3% |
| 1980s | 81 | 522 | 86.6% |
| 1990s | 401 | 8,011 | 95.2% |
| 2000s | 290 | 8,823 | 96.8% |
| 2010s | 270 | 6,667 | 96.1% |
| 2020s | 236 | 3,018 | 92.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45 | #2,838 | 583 | #526 |
| 2023 | 54 | #2,492 | 647 | #476 |
| 2022 | 47 | #2,767 | 627 | #503 |
| 2021 | 58 | #2,356 | 582 | #531 |
| 2020 | 32 | #3,447 | 579 | #522 |
| 2019 | 40 | #3,013 | 596 | #522 |
| 2018 | 23 | #4,409 | 607 | #515 |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,269 | 573 | #541 |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,139 | 576 | #543 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,947 | 584 | #533 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,760 | 626 | #500 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,111 | 628 | #484 |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,940 | 807 | #387 |
| 2011 | 32 | #3,389 | 809 | #392 |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,932 | 861 | #372 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,644 | 774 | #411 |
| 2008 | 31 | #3,518 | 841 | #384 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,286 | 845 | #388 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,755 | 785 | #405 |
| 2005 | 23 | #3,979 | 757 | #412 |
| 2004 | 42 | #2,582 | 801 | #388 |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,394 | 954 | #328 |
| 2002 | 39 | #2,525 | 968 | #318 |
| 2001 | 30 | #3,017 | 1,047 | #300 |
| 2000 | 41 | #2,350 | 1,051 | #304 |
| 1999 | 43 | #2,182 | 1,035 | #299 |
| 1998 | 50 | #1,943 | 1,222 | #253 |
| 1997 | 52 | #1,823 | 1,185 | #248 |
| 1996 | 52 | #1,770 | 1,171 | #239 |
| 1995 | 43 | #1,966 | 1,034 | #266 |
| 1994 | 43 | #1,943 | 905 | #303 |
| 1993 | 46 | #1,833 | 541 | #468 |
| 1992 | 22 | #3,048 | 427 | #552 |
| 1991 | 25 | #2,708 | 288 | #723 |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,653 | 203 | #936 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,340 | 127 | #1,244 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,405 | 76 | #1,693 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,413 | 48 | #2,248 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,248 | 48 | #2,178 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,674 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,348 | 32 | #2,804 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,286 | 42 | #2,284 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,377 | 40 | #2,421 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,494 | 36 | #2,579 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,958 | 37 | #2,550 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,826 | 32 | #2,748 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,127 | 36 | #2,446 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,966 | 31 | #2,687 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,619 | 25 | #2,955 |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,095 | 25 | #2,904 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,408 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,776 | 29 | #2,528 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,459 | 21 | #3,104 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,014 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,551 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Imani reached #1,770 in 1996. As a girl name, it reached #239 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 Imani
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.