Imaani
Girl · i-MAH-nee · Swahili
Imaani is a girls' name of Swahili origin, meaning “faith”. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies).
What does Imaani mean?
Swahili: spelling of Imani, from Arabic iman
“faith”
Imani, faith, is the seventh of the seven principles of Kwanzaa, the African American festival.
- Say it
- i-MAH-nee
Is Imaani a girl's or a boy's name?
Imaani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Imaani in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,675among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Imaani, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,708th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 27 girls.
Half of all the girls named Imaani in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 69 girls in the UK were given Imaani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #574, up from #2,675 for this spelling alone.
- Imani 59
- Imaani 10
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.
Imaani in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 13 | #2,175 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,955 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,957 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,708 |
| 2019 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,833 |
| 2016 | 15 | #2,015 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,900 |
| 2014 | 19 | #1,656 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,599 |
| 2012 | 14 | #2,103 |
| 2011 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 11 | #2,298 |
| 2008 | 13 | #2,046 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,874 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 27 | #891 |
Names like Imaani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amira Safa Zainab Khadija Amaya Inaya Anaya Aisha Aaliyah Maya Nusaybah Ayah
Other spellings of Imaani
Names related to Imaani
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