Unisex name · since 1992

Imaan

814 babies named Imaan in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#8,631 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,019 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
814
born since 1992
2010s
peak decade

814 babies have been named Imaan since 1992, making it today's #4019 unisex name.

Social Security Administration records show Imaan recorded 814 times among girls since 1992, holding rank #4019 nationally today, ahead of 77% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.

  • #8,631 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,019 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 814 born since 1992
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Imaan ranks #8,631 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,019 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 814 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.

#8,631 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,019 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
814
born since 1992
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%76.7%
Imaan vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Imaan's 814 recorded births place it above 88.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Imaan compares

814 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Imaan's all-time total is 116% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Imaan Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 814 376 567,345
Peak-year births 42 21 19,840

Imaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Imaan's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Imaan popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
42
Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
01020304050 19921998200320082013201820232025 36

Imaan popularity over time - boys

137 total births recorded since 2000 (Imaan as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 137 births
05101520 200020032010201520182020202220242025 17

Imaan by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (296 births, 36% of the file).

2010s was Imaan's strongest decade.

296 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Imaan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 296 births (36% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Imaan compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Imaan's total volume

Imaan vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -20, 19.7%-20, 12.5%-63, 5%-35, 5.9%-33, 4.9%-112, 3.2%-75, 3.4%-86, 4.3%-71, 3.4%-56, 7.9%-27, 16.7%-43, 10.8%-42, 8.4%-25, 5.9%-44, 7.4%Imaan-34, 5.2%Imaan
Imaan vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Imaan by state

Where Imaan concentrates geographically, total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Imaan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
68 8.4%
#2 Texas
47 5.8%
#3 New York
46 5.7%
#4 Illinois
33 4.1%
#5 New Jersey
10 1.2%
California share of Imaan's total US births 8.4%
Even split

68 of 814 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Imaan?
Imaan has been given to 814 babies in the U.S. since 1992, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #8,631 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #4,019 of 17,297. 42 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
Where does Imaan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Imaan ranks #8,631 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,019 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Imaan most popular?
Imaan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 296 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Imaan most popular?
The top states for the name Imaan are California (68 births), Texas (47 births), New York (46 births).
Is Imaan a unisex name?
Yes, Imaan is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 814 births, and as a boy's name it has 137 births.
How long has the name Imaan been used?
The SSA has tracked Imaan since 1992 -- 34 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Imaan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Imani, Ima, Iman, Imari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Imaan's data

  • Imaan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (296 total births) through the 2020s (197) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Imaans (68 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Imaan

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Imaan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1992–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Imaan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.