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Imani Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Imani?

Ranking 515th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Imani is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #239 was reached in 1996.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1998 with 1,222 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Imani was less than 5, most recently in 1969.

Approximately during the years 1969-1973, 1975-1978, and 1985-1996, the name Imani took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2001-2004, and 2010-2013.

Imani became more popular as a girls name in 1970.

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Imani be?

For a number of years, the name Imani has steadily decreased in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Imani for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Imani still has a solid footing and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Imani (Girl)Imani (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 603 515 23 4,394
2017 573 539 34 3,329
2016 575 541 25 4,135
2015 583 533 19 4,941
2014 622 500 20 4,756
2013 625 484 24 4,105
2012 807 386 26 3,936
2011 808 392 32 3,386
2010 861 370 26 3,928
2009 774 411 21 4,639
2008 840 384 31 3,518
2007 845 388 17 5,283
2006 783 405 19 4,750
2005 757 412 23 3,979
2004 801 388 41 2,611
2003 954 328 27 3,390
2002 967 318 39 2,523
2001 1,047 300 31 2,951
2000 1,051 303 41 2,348
1999 1,035 298 43 2,181
1998 1,222 253 50 1,943
1997 1,185 248 52 1,823
1996 1,171 239 52 1,769
1995 1,034 266 43 1,966
1994 905 303 43 1,942
1993 541 467 46 1,833
1992 427 551 22 3,047
1991 288 723 25 2,706
1990 203 935 25 2,653
1989 127 1,245 9 5,338
1988 76 1,692 8 5,405
1987 48 2,247 5 7,408
1986 48 2,179 6 6,245
1985 36 2,672 < 5 --
1984 32 2,804 9 4,349
1983 43 2,247 9 4,283
1982 40 2,418 13 3,370
1981 37 2,538 12 3,490
1980 37 2,550 10 3,959
1979 31 2,816 16 2,823
1978 36 2,445 13 3,128
1977 31 2,686 9 3,963
1976 25 2,956 7 4,616
1975 25 2,904 8 4,092
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1973 29 2,530 13 2,776
1972 21 3,103 9 3,455
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.