Iman is an uncommon variant of Imani that peaked in 1996 and remains in steady use.
Iman is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,072 among girls (91) and #1,798 among boys (89) — overall #2,370 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 180 | 180 | #2,072 | #1,798 |
| 2024 | 176 | 176 | #2,086 | #1,895 |
| 2023 | 142 | 142 | #2,278 | #2,298 |
| 2022 | 190 | 190 | #1,859 | #1,925 |
| 2021 | 166 | 166 | #2,219 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 154 | 154 | #1,864 | #2,565 |
| 2019 | 174 | 174 | #1,868 | #2,156 |
| 2018 | 158 | 158 | #2,196 | #2,003 |
| 2017 | 145 | 145 | #1,922 | #2,971 |
| 2016 | 134 | 134 | #1,902 | #3,819 |
| 2015 | 133 | 133 | #1,924 | #3,816 |
| 2014 | 133 | 133 | #1,823 | #4,602 |
| 2013 | 123 | 123 | #2,025 | #3,794 |
| 2012 | 117 | 117 | #1,988 | #4,926 |
| 2011 | 130 | 130 | #1,749 | #6,373 |
| 2010 | 129 | 129 | #1,878 | #4,581 |
| 2009 | 159 | 159 | #1,551 | #6,568 |
| 2008 | 192 | 192 | #1,441 | #3,773 |
| 2007 | 135 | 135 | #1,817 | #5,084 |
| 2006 | 175 | 175 | #1,443 | #4,754 |
| 2005 | 155 | 155 | #1,514 | #4,705 |
| 2004 | 192 | 192 | #1,253 | #4,483 |
| 2003 | 200 | 200 | #1,246 | #3,065 |
| 2002 | 186 | 186 | #1,259 | #3,137 |
| 2001 | 184 | 184 | #1,239 | #3,770 |
| 2000 | 209 | 209 | #1,158 | #2,643 |
| 1999 | 184 | 184 | #1,255 | #2,489 |
| 1998 | 172 | 172 | #1,230 | #3,229 |
| 1997 | 181 | — | #1,182 | #2,930 |
| 1996 | 209 | — | #1,043 | #2,503 |
| 1995 | 169 | — | #1,194 | #2,877 |
| 1994 | 152 | — | #1,339 | #2,802 |
| 1993 | 178 | — | #1,117 | #3,724 |
| 1992 | 184 | — | #1,106 | #3,047 |
| 1991 | 97 | — | #1,842 | #3,161 |
| 1990 | 110 | — | #1,580 | #4,061 |
| 1989 | 83 | — | #1,858 | #4,380 |
| 1988 | 73 | — | #1,919 | #4,953 |
| 1987 | 73 | — | #1,886 | #3,828 |
| 1986 | 46 | — | #2,870 | #3,526 |
| 1985 | 67 | — | #2,028 | #3,285 |
| 1984 | 47 | — | #2,487 | #4,347 |
| 1983 | 58 | — | #2,032 | #4,664 |
| 1982 | 46 | — | #2,604 | #4,065 |
| 1981 | 61 | — | #2,458 | #2,290 |
| 1980 | 61 | — | #2,619 | #2,136 |
| 1979 | 42 | — | #3,480 | #2,501 |
| 1978 | 42 | — | #3,223 | #2,517 |
| 1977 | 26 | — | #3,952 | #4,346 |
| 1976 | 29 | — | #3,581 | #3,582 |
| 1975 | 13 | — | #6,733 | #5,816 |
| 1974 | 14 | — | — | #2,724 |
| 1973 | 10 | — | — | #3,308 |
| 1972 | 11 | — | — | #3,047 |