NameTides

Iman

Iman was the #2,064 girls' name in the US in 2025 (91 babies), and #763 in England & Wales and #896 in Canada.

Iman as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Iman as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Iman as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,064 (91)#763 (48)———#896 (31)
2024#2,080 (92)#603 (65)———#917 (30)
2023#2,269 (81)#694 (52)#630 (4)——#1,312 (18)
2022#1,856 (109)#676 (55)———#902 (29)
2021#2,212 (84)#767 (48)#652 (4)——#1,082 (24)
2020#1,860 (104)#674 (55)——#700 (4)#1,428 (16)
2019#1,864 (108)#641 (61)——#871 (3)#1,138 (22)
2018#2,190 (85)#641 (63)#809 (3)—#896 (3)#1,259 (19)
2017#1,917 (105)#565 (76)———#927 (29)
2016#1,897 (106)#468 (93)#798 (3)——#1,043 (25)
2015#1,919 (105)#674 (60)#806 (3)——#1,016 (25)
2014#1,818 (112)#589 (70)#802 (3)——#1,455 (16)
2013#2,020 (96)#484 (87)#816 (3)——#822 (33)
2012#1,983 (98)#440 (103)#665 (4)——#904 (29)
2011#1,748 (117)#480 (89)#674 (4)——#689 (41)

Iman as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Iman as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Iman as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,793 (89)#1,406 (19)—#1,944 (10)
2024#1,891 (84)#1,675 (15)—#2,439 (7)
2023#2,290 (61)#2,161 (10)—#2,336 (7)
2022#1,917 (81)#3,450 (5)#779 (3)#1,759 (10)
2021#1,870 (82)#2,730 (7)—#2,491 (6)
2020#2,546 (50)#2,682 (7)—#2,197 (7)
2019#2,150 (66)#2,728 (7)—#2,756 (5)
2018#1,994 (73)#3,412 (5)—#2,740 (5)
2017#2,951 (40)#3,996 (4)——
2016#3,776 (28)#3,478 (5)——
2015#3,775 (28)#4,747 (3)——
2014#4,538 (21)#2,248 (9)——
2013#3,753 (27)#2,216 (9)——
2012#4,862 (19)#3,039 (6)——
2011#6,256 (13)#1,788 (12)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1996 at #1,042.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1975.
  • In 2025, 51% of US babies named Iman were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 18,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 18,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 4,800uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 19,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Iman is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 17,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 22,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Iman by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,014ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,312NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,093CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #936VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,714TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Iman (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#78315

Iman (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ImanCanadaGirls#89631
ImanCanadaBoys#1,94410
ImanEngland & WalesGirls#76348
ImanEngland & WalesBoys#1,40619
ImanIrelandGirls—too few
ImanIrelandBoys—too few
ImanNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ImanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ImanScotlandGirls—too few
ImanUSGirls#2,06491
ImanUSBoys#1,79389