Imari
Imari was the 4310th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 2075th; the most babies were born in 2020 (50). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,770 places. More babies were named Imari in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,310 boys, down 1,744 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24boys
- Girls and boys
- 39% girls, 61% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202050 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,451babies recorded
Imari popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,469 | #4,310 | 23 | 24 |
| 2020 | #4,207 | #2,566 | 33 | 50 |
| 2010 | #3,055 | #3,102 | 55 | 37 |
| 2000 | #1,545 | #3,242 | 116 | 26 |
| 1990 | #3,311 | #6,057 | 33 | 8 |
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How popular is Imari, counting every spelling?
Imari has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Imari?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Imari (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Imari born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Imari.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Imari?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Imari are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 8 and 26. That makes Imari mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Imari by state
How common Imari was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Imari
How popular is the name Imari?
Imari was the 4310th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 2075th; the most babies were born in 2020 (50). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,770 places. More babies were named Imari in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Imari a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 39% girls, 61% boys given the name Imari in the US.
Where is Imari most popular?
In 2021–2025, Imari was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.