Imam
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning religious leader, one who leads prayer.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies
Imam by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Imam. In the US, 5 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 7 babies in 2001, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Imam. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a leader
Like Imam, each of these has a leader in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Amirprince or commander2,620 in the US (2017)
- Dukeduke, leader of a region520 in the US (2017)
- Haroldarmy ruler, leader of warriors285 in the US (2017)
- Ameercommander, prince279 in the US (2017)
- Cedricbattle leader; a form of Cerdic207 in the US (2017)
- Emircommander, prince, or leader75 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Imam
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