NameTides

Imara

Imara was the #2,998 girls' name in the US in 2025 (55 babies), and #1,639 in England & Wales and #2,730 in Canada.

Imara as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Imara as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Imara as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
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 & WalesCanada
2025#2,998 (55)#1,639 (18)#2,730 (7)
2024#2,976 (55)#2,254 (12)#2,975 (6)
2023#2,975 (56)#2,928 (8)—
2022#3,963 (37)#2,325 (11)—
2021#3,801 (39)#2,942 (8)—
2020#6,923 (16)#3,899 (5)#3,251 (5)
2019#6,414 (18)#3,151 (7)—
2018#6,010 (20)#3,518 (6)—
2017#5,045 (26)#4,763 (4)—
2016#4,734 (29)#4,096 (5)—
2015#6,452 (19)#2,705 (9)—
2014#7,302 (16)#4,003 (5)—
2013#5,834 (22)#3,536 (6)—
2012#9,711 (11)#3,285 (7)—
2011#7,436 (16)#5,785 (3)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #2,975.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1990.

How common is it?

about 1 in 29,000 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 29,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Imara is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 24,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 19,000 to 1 in 32,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Imara 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: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,276CAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: 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: #2,921TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Imara (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ImaraCanadaGirls#2,7307
ImaraEngland & WalesGirls#1,63918
ImaraUSGirls#2,99855