Girls' name · since 1990
Imara
Imara has 720 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,020 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 720
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Imara is the #3020 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 720 recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Imara recorded 720 times among girls since 1990, holding rank #3020 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #9,351 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,020 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 720 born since 1990
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Imara ranks #9,351 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,020 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 720 born since 1990, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,020 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 720
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
Imara's 720 recorded births place it above 87.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Imara compares
720 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Imara's all-time total is 91% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Imara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 720 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 21 | 19,840 |
Imara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Imara's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 56, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Imara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Imara by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (258 births, 36% of the file).
2020s was Imara's strongest decade.
258 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Imara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 102
1990s
102 births
- 2000s
2000s
169 births
- 2010s
2010s
191 births
- 2020s
2020s
258 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 258 births (36% of all-time use).
How Imara 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 Imara's total volume
Imara by state
Where Imara concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 55 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 1.5% |
55 of 720 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Imara's data
- California records the most Imaras (55 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Imara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Imara 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.