Imara
Girl name · #3020 in 2025 · Uniqueness 43/100
In 2025, 55 baby girls were named Imara, placing it at #3020 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #6452, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 32,727 girls born in 2025 was named Imara.
The 35-year story
Imara first appears in the Social Security records in 1990, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 56 babies and a rank of #2975. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Imara per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Imara in class?
Imara scores 43 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Imara is most common
State-level data for Imara is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Imara
Statistically, parents drawn to Imara tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Zamara, Sitara, Nara, Niara, and Naiara.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Imara | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | #2998 |
| 2024 | 55 | #2976 |
| 2023 | 56 | #2975 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3963 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3801 |
| 2020 | 16 | #6923 |
| 2019 | 18 | #6414 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6010 |
| 2017 | 26 | #5045 |
| 2016 | 29 | #4734 |
| 2015 | 19 | #6452 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7302 |
| 2013 | 22 | #5834 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9711 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7436 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8271 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7066 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6559 |
| 2007 | 21 | #6323 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6356 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6820 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7391 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11325 |
| 2002 | 23 | #5086 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8196 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Imara a popular girl name?
Imara ranked #3020 among girls in 2025 with 55 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6452.
When was the name Imara most popular?
Imara peaked in 2023, when 56 American girls received the name (ranked #2975 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Imara?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 32,727 newborn American girls was named Imara. It scores 43/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.