Given name
Imaan
“having great faith”
Imaan is a variant of Iman. One Arabic interpretation is “having great faith.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Imaan is a variant of Iman. One Arabic interpretation is “having great faith.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Imaan is a variant of Iman. An origin associated with Iman is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Imaan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 951
- 137 boys · 814 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 54 babies
- 2025
- 53
- #4,019 for girls · #5,476 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +36%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,019 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 17 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 700 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Imaan
- Imaan HammamDutch fashion modelborn 1996
- Imaan Sulaiman-IbrahimNigerian minister of women affairsborn 1980
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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