Iman Boy & girl
How popular is Iman?
#2,064 girl name in 2025
91 baby girls were named Iman in the US in 2025, making it the 2064th most popular girl name. Another 89 boys got the name (#1,793 for boys).
Iman popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,064 for girls (▲ 16 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 91 girls, 89 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-13% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,919 in 2015, #1,860 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1996 (178 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,040 in 1996 |
| First recorded | 1975 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 40% boys, 60% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Iman counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Iman family of names ranked #1,555 for girls in 2025 (#1,570 the year before), with 99 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Iman | 91 | 92% |
| Imane | 8 | 8% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Iman is most popular
Babies named Iman per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Iman by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92 | #3,196 |
| 1980s | 481 | #1,846 |
| 1990s | 1,395 | #1,040 |
| 2000s | 1,555 | #1,156 |
| 2010s | 1,040 | #1,748 |
| 2020s | 561 | #1,856 |
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Questions
- Is Iman a boy or girl name?
- Iman is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 40% of babies named Iman were boys and 60% were girls.
- How popular is the name Iman?
- 91 baby girls were named Iman in the US in 2025, making it the 2064th most popular girl name. Another 89 boys got the name (#1,793 for boys).
- When was Iman most popular?
- Iman peaked in 1996, when 178 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,040 in 1996.
- How many people are named Iman?
- 6,609 babies have been named Iman in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,518 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Iman most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Iman was most common in Minnesota, at 0.3 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.