Is Imari a boy or girl name?
Imari is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 23 girls and 27 boys were named Imari, so 46% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 68.8% of the 3,403 US babies named Imari were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,006
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,490
- Babies named Imari since 1969
- 3,403
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 161 babies
Boys and girls named Imari, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 60 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 32 | 128 | 80% |
| 1990s | 162 | 780 | 82.8% |
| 2000s | 297 | 983 | 76.8% |
| 2010s | 319 | 340 | 51.6% |
| 2020s | 185 | 111 | 37.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27 | #4,006 | 23 | #5,490 |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,658 | 19 | #6,255 |
| 2022 | 43 | #2,932 | 21 | #5,847 |
| 2021 | 34 | #3,383 | 15 | #7,400 |
| 2020 | 50 | #2,566 | 33 | #4,206 |
| 2019 | 40 | #3,014 | 17 | #6,830 |
| 2018 | 26 | #4,037 | 19 | #6,355 |
| 2017 | 40 | #2,972 | 24 | #5,427 |
| 2016 | 40 | #2,949 | 36 | #4,118 |
| 2015 | 49 | #2,539 | 22 | #5,903 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,602 | 22 | #5,865 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,734 | 42 | #3,662 |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,182 | 50 | #3,285 |
| 2011 | 32 | #3,390 | 53 | #3,154 |
| 2010 | 37 | #3,102 | 55 | #3,055 |
| 2009 | 45 | #2,718 | 74 | #2,537 |
| 2008 | 27 | #3,863 | 92 | #2,178 |
| 2007 | 33 | #3,333 | 79 | #2,404 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,169 | 88 | #2,196 |
| 2005 | 30 | #3,342 | 87 | #2,128 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,571 | 100 | #1,888 |
| 2003 | 37 | #2,695 | 124 | #1,555 |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,904 | 103 | #1,760 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,550 | 120 | #1,548 |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,242 | 116 | #1,545 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,619 | 83 | #1,903 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,817 | 108 | #1,546 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,797 | 96 | #1,645 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,706 | 93 | #1,647 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,482 | 93 | #1,609 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,806 | 79 | #1,815 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,557 | 77 | #1,859 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,820 | 63 | #2,135 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,591 | 55 | #2,328 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,057 | 33 | #3,311 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,492 | 30 | #3,428 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,031 | 32 | #3,111 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,414 | 19 | #4,358 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,569 | 34 | #2,799 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,468 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,767 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,344 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,802 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,817 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,075 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,848 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,660 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,142 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,138 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Imari reached #2,075 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #1,545 in 2000. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.