Total births
56
Girls' name · since 1994
Imana
Imana has 56 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14132
- among girls today
- 56
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 20%
- more common than other girls
56 babies have been named Imana since 1994, making it today's #14132 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Imana has been recorded 56 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #14132 nationally and more common than 20% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #14132 among girls today
- 56 born since 1994
- 2020s peak decade
- 20% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Imana is currently the #14132 girls' name in America, more common than 20% of girls - 56 born since 1994, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14132
- among girls today
- 56
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 20%
- more common than other girls
Imana vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14132
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 20% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
43% of everyone ever named Imana was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
12 babies were named Imana in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Imana compares
56 16th percentile among 17,726 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
Imana's all-time total is 85% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Imana | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 56 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 48 | 19,840 |
Imana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Imana's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Imana at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#14,132
Active since
1994
Imana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Imana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Imana's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Imana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
- 2020s
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 24 births (43% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Imana? ▼
Imana has been given to 56 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #14132 as of the latest data. 12 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Imana most popular? ▼
Imana was most popular in the 2020s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Imana been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Imana since 1994 -- 32 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Imana? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Imana
Nearby Names Like Imana
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Imana
Imani Girl
#526 27,817 births
Ima Girl
6,806 births
Iman Girl
#2088 5,124 births
Imari Girl
#5509 2,365 births
Imaan Girl
#3669 814 births
Compare Imana side by side: Imana vs Imani Imana vs Ima Imana vs Iman
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1994–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Imana: #14132 Girls' Name - 56 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/imana. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Imana 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 July 2026.