Emani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- eh-MAH-nee
- Origin
- Swahili
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,856 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,373 for girls
Emani is a girls' name of Swahili origin, meaning “faith”. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 1,373rd for girls in the US (160 babies).
What does Emani mean?
Swahili: variant of Imani, a Swahili word from Arabic
“faith”
Imani, 'faith', is the seventh of the seven principles celebrated during Kwanzaa.
Is Emani a girl's or a boy's name?
Emani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK and 160 girls and 14 boys in the US.
How popular is Emani in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,856among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Emani, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th.
2025 had the most girls named Emani of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Emani in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Emani in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
How popular is Emani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,373among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 160about 1 in 10,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 160 girls in the US were named Emani, making it the 1,373rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 984th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 276 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990. 14 boys were also named Emani in 2025 (6,140th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Emani than any year since 1996.
Half of all the girls named Emani in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 171 girls in the US were given Emani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,176, up from #1,373 for this spelling alone.
Emani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 160 | #1,373 |
| 2024 | 175 | #1,314 |
| 2023 | 212 | #1,148 |
| 2022 | 249 | #1,030 |
| 2021 | 237 | #1,061 |
| 2020 | 259 | #984 |
| 2019 | 276 | #956 |
| 2018 | 164 | #1,371 |
| 2017 | 169 | #1,364 |
| 2016 | 191 | #1,271 |
| 2015 | 212 | #1,190 |
| 2014 | 250 | #1,036 |
| 2013 | 235 | #1,056 |
| 2012 | 223 | #1,111 |
| 2011 | 181 | #1,301 |
| 2010 | 209 | #1,160 |
| 2009 | 175 | #1,358 |
| 2008 | 231 | #1,117 |
| 2007 | 218 | #1,166 |
| 2006 | 212 | #1,151 |
| 2005 | 182 | #1,244 |
| 2004 | 171 | #1,261 |
| 2003 | 203 | #1,083 |
| 2002 | 186 | #1,120 |
| 2001 | 192 | #1,101 |
| 2000 | 183 | #1,111 |
| 1999 | 201 | #1,016 |
| 1998 | 187 | #1,049 |
| 1997 | 186 | #1,029 |
| 1996 | 125 | #1,346 |
| 1995 | 92 | #1,610 |
| 1994 | 97 | #1,570 |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,985 |
| 1992 | 25 | #4,082 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
Names like Emani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Remi Anaya Imani Amaya Amira Aaliyah Amara Maryam Zuri Raya Ayla Ayah
Other spellings of Emani
Names related to Emani
More Swahili names
Malaika Jabari Zhuri Imara Maisha Asante Imaani Malaikah Taraji Xuri Zuriyah Johari Simba Zamani Ahmani Nyota
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Emani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/emani, updated 20 October 2026.