Boys' name · since 1998
Imanol
1,246 babies named Imanol in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,459 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,575 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,246
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Imanol currently ranks #8575 among boys' names in America, with 1,246 babies recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Imanol has been recorded 1,246 times among boys since 1998, currently ranked #8575 nationally and more common than 38% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #4,459 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,575 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,246 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Imanol ranks #4,459 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,575 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,246 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,459 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,575 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,246
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Imanol's 1,246 recorded births place it above 90.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Imanol compares
1,246 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Imanol's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Imanol | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,246 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 188 | 34 | 22,252 |
Imanol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Imanol splits its recorded history at 2011: 15% of all births land in the more recent half, 85% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2019 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 188 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Imanol popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 188
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Imanol by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (964 births, 77% of the file).
2000s was Imanol's strongest decade.
964 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Imanol births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 60
1990s
60 births
- 2000s
2000s
964 births
- 2010s 168
2010s
168 births
- 2020s 54
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 964 births (77% of all-time use).
How Imanol compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Imanol's total volume
Imanol by state
Where Imanol concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 257 | 20.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 191 | 15.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 82 | 6.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 63 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 37 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 20 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 13 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 13 | 1.0% |
257 of 1,246 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Imanol appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Imanol's data
- Imanol's decade-level peak was the 2000s (964 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Imanols (257 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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Imanol: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
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, 1998–2025 (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 Imanol 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.