Imara
A girls’ name of Swahili origin, meaning firm, strong.
Imara by the numbers
In 2025, 18 babies in England and Wales were named Imara. In the US, 26 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 29 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Imara. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Imara
Names that are said the same way as Imara, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean strength
Like Imara, each of these has strength in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- GabriellaGod is my strength; form of Gabriel3,862 in the US (2017)
- Emersonson of Emery, brave power3,275 in the US (2017)
- Valentinastrong, healthy3,027 in the US (2017)
- Emerybrave, powerful; industrious ruler2,983 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Imara
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