US rank #14089 Girls' name Peak 1994 44 births

Imana — #14089 US girls' name

44 babies named Imana in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s142010s182020s12
#14089
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 20% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Imana was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

8 babies were named Imana in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Imana

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Imana between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Imana currently holds the #14089 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Imana performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Imana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Imana in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 44 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Imana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

44

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

1994

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#14,089

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Imana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
8
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
456789 2024202320192018201719961994 8

Imana by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
18 births that decade — 41% of Imana's all-time total
1990s142010s182020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Imana?
44 babies have been named Imana since 1994. It currently ranks #14089 among girls. The peak year was 1994 with 8 births.
When was Imana most popular?
Imana was most popular in the 2010s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Imana been used?
Imana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.