Imana
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 7 babies a year in England and Wales.
Imana by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Imana. In the US, 6 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 8 babies in 1994, making it a 1990s name.
What we can tell you about Imana
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Imana. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Imanifaith or belief606 in the US (2017)
- Ivanavariant of Ivanka; God is gracious38 in England and Wales (2025)
- Imanfaith; belief48 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ilanaoak tree21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Imarafirm, strong18 in England and Wales (2025)
- IoanaGod is gracious; a form of Joanna16 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Imana
Names that are said the same way as Imana, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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