Imani is an established girls' name that peaked in 1998 and has grown less common since.
Imani is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #579 among girls (512) and #3,014 among boys (41) — overall #1,100 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 553 | 553 | #579 | #3,014 |
| 2024 | 631 | 631 | #526 | #2,805 |
| 2023 | 701 | 701 | #476 | #2,493 |
| 2022 | 674 | 674 | #504 | #2,769 |
| 2021 | 641 | 641 | #530 | #2,357 |
| 2020 | 612 | 612 | #522 | #3,448 |
| 2019 | 637 | 637 | #521 | #3,013 |
| 2018 | 630 | 630 | #516 | #4,411 |
| 2017 | 608 | 608 | #541 | #3,270 |
| 2016 | 602 | 602 | #541 | #4,140 |
| 2015 | 604 | 604 | #533 | #4,948 |
| 2014 | 646 | 646 | #500 | #4,760 |
| 2013 | 654 | 654 | #482 | #4,111 |
| 2012 | 833 | 833 | #387 | #3,940 |
| 2011 | 841 | 841 | #392 | #3,389 |
| 2010 | 887 | 887 | #372 | #3,932 |
| 2009 | 795 | 795 | #411 | #4,644 |
| 2008 | 872 | 872 | #384 | #3,518 |
| 2007 | 862 | 862 | #388 | #5,288 |
| 2006 | 804 | 804 | #405 | #4,755 |
| 2005 | 780 | 780 | #412 | #3,980 |
| 2004 | 843 | 843 | #388 | #2,582 |
| 2003 | 981 | 981 | #328 | #3,394 |
| 2002 | 1,007 | 1,007 | #318 | #2,525 |
| 2001 | 1,077 | 1,077 | #300 | #3,017 |
| 2000 | 1,092 | 1,092 | #304 | #2,350 |
| 1999 | 1,078 | 1,078 | #299 | #2,182 |
| 1998 | 1,272 | 1,272 | #253 | #1,943 |
| 1997 | 1,237 | — | #248 | #1,822 |
| 1996 | 1,223 | — | #239 | #1,769 |
| 1995 | 1,077 | — | #266 | #1,966 |
| 1994 | 948 | — | #303 | #1,943 |
| 1993 | 587 | — | #468 | #1,834 |
| 1992 | 449 | — | #552 | #3,048 |
| 1991 | 313 | — | #723 | #2,708 |
| 1990 | 228 | — | #936 | #2,654 |
| 1989 | 136 | — | #1,245 | #5,340 |
| 1988 | 84 | — | #1,693 | #5,405 |
| 1987 | 53 | — | #2,248 | #7,412 |
| 1986 | 54 | — | #2,178 | #6,247 |
| 1985 | 36 | — | #2,674 | — |
| 1984 | 41 | — | #2,803 | #4,348 |
| 1983 | 51 | — | #2,284 | #4,287 |
| 1982 | 53 | — | #2,420 | #3,377 |
| 1981 | 48 | — | #2,579 | #3,492 |
| 1980 | 47 | — | #2,550 | #3,960 |
| 1979 | 48 | — | #2,749 | #2,826 |
| 1978 | 49 | — | #2,446 | #3,127 |
| 1977 | 40 | — | #2,687 | #3,964 |
| 1976 | 32 | — | #2,955 | #4,617 |
| 1975 | 33 | — | #2,904 | #4,095 |
| 1974 | 32 | — | #2,409 | — |
| 1973 | 42 | — | #2,528 | #2,775 |
| 1972 | 30 | — | #3,102 | #3,460 |
| 1971 | 15 | — | #4,014 | — |
| 1970 | 9 | — | #5,551 | — |