Iman

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Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 78% girls / 22% boys

Origin: Arabic

Meaning

Iman is a given name found in many cultures, that can be both masculine and feminine. Variations of spelling include Eman, Emon, and Imaan. In Islamic cultures, the name Iman comes from the Arabic word meaning 'faith' or 'belief'.

From Wikipedia

Iman first appears in the data in 1975 and has been recorded in 50 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 178 babies (rank #1,043 that year). In 2024 it was given to 92 girls (rank #2,084). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Iman

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Iman yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6,428
Total babies (all years)
50
Years in the data
178
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19758#6,735
197619#3,580
197718#3,953
197824#3,223
197923#3,480
198036#2,618
198139#2,458
198236#2,604
198350#2,032
198438#2,487
198553#2,028
198633#2,870
198761#1,886
198864#1,919
198971#1,858
199096#1,580
199177#1,842
1992162#1,106
1993161#1,116
1994126#1,339
1995144#1,194
1996178#1,043
1997155#1,181
1998148#1,230
1999148#1,255
2000174#1,158
2001162#1,239
2002157#1,259
2003169#1,246
2004173#1,253
2005137#1,514
2006156#1,443
2007117#1,817
2008164#1,441
2009146#1,551
2010108#1,878
2011117#1,749
201298#1,988
201396#2,025
2014112#1,823
2015105#1,924
2016106#1,902
2017105#1,921
201885#2,194
2019108#1,867
2020104#1,863
202183#2,237
2022109#1,859
202381#2,276
202492#2,084