Imaan
Imaan is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Imaan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Imaan is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Imaan
As a girl name
Imaan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1992, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 45 Imaans were born — ranking #3,451 that year. As of 2026, Imaan ranks #3,451 for girls with 45 births, rising sharply (+39% over the past five years). In total, more than 866 Imaans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Imaan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2000, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 18 Imaans were born — ranking #5,249 that year. As of 2026, Imaan ranks #6,371 for boys with 13 births, rising sharply (+24% over the past five years). In total, more than 145 Imaans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Imaan
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About the name Imaan
Imaan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 866 births in the dataset. Imaan's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #3,451. Use the chart and map above to compare Imaan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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