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Imara

Girl

Meaning of Imara: Swahili: 'strong or resolute'

Imara is a girl's name most strongly associated with Swahili naming. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2896th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2253rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2896

55 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2253

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

720

First recorded 1990 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 8 babies19901991: 9 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 11 babies1996: 14 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 20 babies1999: 10 babies2000: 15 babies20002001: 12 babies2002: 23 babies2003: 8 babies2004: 15 babies2005: 17 babies2006: 20 babies2007: 21 babies2008: 20 babies2009: 18 babies2010: 14 babies20102011: 16 babies2012: 11 babies2013: 22 babies2014: 16 babies2015: 19 babies2016: 29 babies2017: 26 babies2018: 20 babies2019: 18 babies2020: 16 babies20202021: 39 babies2022: 37 babies2023: 56 babies2024: 55 babies2025: 55 babies
US babies named Imara per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 56.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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