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Baby name
Iman
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78% girls / 22% boys
Origin of the name
Iman comes from the Arabic iman, “faith.”
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Rising name
5,124births since 1880
1990sgeneration
No. 1040rank at its peak, in 1996
Where babies named Iman are born
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Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Iman is most common in Virginia (2.9 times), New York (2.7) and New Jersey (2.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Rising name
1,485births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 1793rank at its peak, in 2025
Where babies named Iman are born
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49% | 51% |
| 1980s | 78% | 22% |
| 1990s | 85% | 15% |
| 2000s | 87% | 13% |
| 2010s | 76% | 24% |
| 2020s | 56% | 44% |