Iman is a distinctive choice, ranked #603 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Iman in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#603
About the Name Iman
Iman is steadily gaining in popularity, up 71 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #284 in 2004, and it currently sits at #603. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Iman is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Iman
Unlikely. With around 65 UK babies named Iman per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Iman in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Iman is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 71 places over the last five years to #603 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Iman is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Iman include: Iman Khatib-Yassin — Iman Khatib-Yassin is an Israeli Arab social worker and politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for the United Arab List.; Iman (model) — Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid, known mononymously as Iman, is a Somali-American model and actress.; Iman al-Obeidi — Iman al-Obeidi (also spelled Eman al-Obeidy; Arabic: إيمان العبيدي pronounced [ʔiːˈmæːn əlʕʊˈbeːdi]; born circa 1982) is a former Libyan postgraduate law....
Iman does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Imans in the wild.
65
UK babies named Iman (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 71 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Iman
Likely around 1 other Iman in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Iman
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Iman Khatib-Yassin is an Israeli Arab social worker and politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for the United Arab List. She was first elected to the Knesset in 2020 as a member of the Joint List, becoming the first woman from the United Arab List and the first hijab-wearing woman elected to the Knesset.
Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid, known mononymously as Iman, is a Somali-American model and actress. A muse of the designers Gianni Versace, Thierry Mugler, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, and Yves Saint Laurent, she is also noted for her philanthropic work.
Iman al-Obeidi (also spelled Eman al-Obeidy; Arabic: إيمان العبيدي pronounced [ʔiːˈmæːn əlʕʊˈbeːdi]; born circa 1982) is a former Libyan postgraduate law student who received worldwide media attention during the Libyan Civil War. This was because she burst into the restaurant of the Rixos Hotel in Tripoli and told the international press corps there that Libyan troops had beaten and gang-raped her.
Chanel Iman Robinson is an American model who has worked as a Victoria's Secret Angel. Vogue Paris declared her as one of the top 30 models of the 2000s.
Iman binte Fandi Ahmad is a Singaporean actress, singer and model. She is the only daughter to local football icon Fandi Ahmad and the former South African model Wendy Jacobs Iman forayed into modelling at 14 years old when she clinched two titles at the 2014 TNP New Face competition.