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Iman

girl name
Origin
Arabic
Syllables
2
Peak era
1990s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

faith; borne with distinction by supermodel and activist Iman

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1990s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Iman peaked in the 1990s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

77 people · the #49,531 first name in Brazil · median age 36

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Iman

Most people given the name Iman in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Iman

Layan Hanan Nawal Asma Salwa Yasmin

The Iman deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Iman truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Iman fits with your family’s names and surname.

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Where Iman travels

Arabic · faith, belief

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