Iman

“Faith, pious devotion to Islam” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #1793 in the US (2025) · Trending

Iman has appeared in US records since 1972 — best rank #1793 (2025) · 1,485 babies named Iman all-time · 1 in 20,000 boys born in 2025.

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 236 notable people named Iman:

Entertainers appear 1.37× more often than among typical names — e.g. Iman Crosson, American actor and comedian.

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