Imani

Primarily a girl's name · 95% girls

Imani first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2010 with 80 babies (rank #507 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Imani

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

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,018

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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
1996	28	#811
1997	18	#1,091
1998	39	#643
1999	34	#696
2000	28	#820
2001	17	#1,209
2002	40	#673
2003	39	#724
2004	30	#893
2005	45	#684
2006	55	#609
2007	42	#783
2008	73	#530
2009	78	#517
2010	80	#507
2011	56	#693
2012	59	#703
2013	54	#735
2014	38	#971
2015	48	#798
2016	71	#599