Feminine dossier · first seen 1970

Imani

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Imani
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1998

Peak rank proxy

1,222

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1970Peak 19982024

Peak year

1998

Decline from peak

52.3%

2024

583

All-time

27,296

Imani has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1998, when 1,222 girls were named Imani.

In 2024, only 583 girls were given the name.

Down 52.3% from its peak.

All told, about 27,296 Americans have been named Imani and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1970.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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