Imana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ee-MAH-na
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
Imana is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies).
Where does Imana come from?
Perhaps from Arabic iman 'faith'; also the Rwandan and Burundian word for God
Is Imana a girl's or a boy's name?
Imana is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Imana in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Imana, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls.
2025 had the most girls named Imana of any year since the records began in 1996.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Imana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Imana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Abeeha Irha Afifa Amayra Fatiha Waziha Zaira Fabiha Umaiza Umaima Zaha Ibadat
Names related to Imana
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Imana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/imana, updated 20 October 2026.