Unisex name · since 2006
Imena
Imena has 21 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #45,356 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 2006
- 2000s
- peak decade
Imena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 21 have been recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Imena has been recorded 21 times among girls since 2006, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 2006 to 2022.
- #45,356 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 21 born since 2006
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Imena ranks #45,356 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 2006, peaking in the 2000s.
- #45,356 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 2006
- 2000s
- peak decade
Imena's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Imena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Imena splits its recorded history at 2014: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Imena popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2022
- Peak year (2022)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Imena popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 2022 (Imena as boys' name)
Imena by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (10 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Imena's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Imena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Imena's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Imena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~16 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, 2006–2022 (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 Imena 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.