Recorded 2006–2022 Unisex name Peak 2022 21 births

Imena — unisex name

21 babies named Imena in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s102010s52020s6
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Imena was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

6 babies were named Imena in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Imena

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Imena between 2006 and 2022, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Imena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Imena is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 2022.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Imena performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Imena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Imena 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 21 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.

Imena at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

21

Since 2006

17 years of records

Peak year

2022

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2006

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2022

Imena popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2006

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2022)
6
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.5 2022201420082006 5

Imena popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 2022 (Imena as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20242022 5

Imena by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
10 births that decade — 48% of Imena's all-time total
2000s102010s52020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Imena?
21 babies have been named Imena since 2006. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2022 with 6 births.
When was Imena most popular?
Imena was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Is Imena a unisex name?
Yes, Imena is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 21 births, and as a boy's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Imena been used?
Imena has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 17 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Imena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Imelda, Imela, Imesha, Imee, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2006–2022 (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.