What does Imani mean?

Imani means "belief, faith"

How do we pronounce Imani?

Imani \i-ma-ni, im-ani\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Imani is also used as a boy name meaning of name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced iy-MAA-Niy- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Imani: IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Imani?

Imani has its origins in the Arabic and African-Swahili languages. It is used largely in Swahili and English. African-Swahili origin, English and Swahili use: Derived literally from the word imani which is of the meaning 'belief, faith'. In addition, Imani is a form (Swahili) of the Arabic what does the name Iman mean. Forms of Imani include the name name Amani origin, the French Imane name popularity, the name Imanee pronounciation, the name nicknames for Imania, the English Imanie name, the name meaning of Imany, and the name Mani name variations. Imani is rather popular as a baby girl name. The name increased in popularity from the 1980s up to the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only very light use. At the modest peak of its usage in 1998, 0.063% of baby girls were named Imani. It was #253 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a drop in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #370 with a usage of 0.044%, however it was nevertheless the most popular out of all girl names in its family. Imani was used 62% more than the next ranked name, Amani meaning and origin, in 2010. Imani has primarily been a baby girl name in the last century.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Imani:

the name Iana definition, the English Ianna definition, the English name Imanie meaning, the Swahili nicknames for Imara, the name name Imoni, the name name Inanna origin, the African, Arabic, and Swahili Inaya definition, the name name Inayah, the name Inia meaning, the Hawaiian short names for Inoa, the name Ismaa name popularity, the name name Ismean origin, the name baby name Ismeane, the name what does the name Ismi mean, the English what does the name Iuma mean, the Russian name Iwana origin, the English short names for Iyana, the English short names for Iyanna, the English, German, and Scandinavian name Linnea origin, and the name meaning of Yue Yan.

The baby name Imani fun facts:

The name Imani in reverse order is "Inami".

The numerological value of the name Imani is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Imani?

Imani is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.03%
20130.04%
20120.05%
20110.05%
20100.05%
20090.04%
20080.04%
20070.04%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames