Iman

“Faith, pious devotion to Islam” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #1798 in the US (2025) · Trending

Iman is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1972, it stood at #1798 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 1,500 boys have been named Iman along the way. Iman is split almost evenly between girls and boys among recent newborns.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,300 boys in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 9,100 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 14,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Imans

Iman Shumpert — American professional basketball player
Iman Mobali — Iranian footballer
Iman Jamali — Iranian-Hungarian handball player
Iman Zandi — Iranian basketball player
Iman Mahdavi — Iranian wrestler (born 1995)

What Imans become

Among 242 notable people named Iman:

Entertainers appear 1.39× more often than among typical names — e.g. Iman Crosson, American actor and comedian.

Similar names: Eesa · Eamon · Jawad · Ayman · Usman · Yaman

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