Girl’s name · Arabic

Imen

How to say it: ee-MEN · /imeˈn/

Arabic 'iman' meaning 'faith, belief' - widely used variant spelling of Iman in North Africa.

Imen was the 852nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1870s, its births are up about 48% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #808 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#852for girls in 2025
1 in 8,226US babies
0born in 2025
#808projected for 2030
1870sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Imen
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#852
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 8,226
Peak decade1870s
Change over 10 years+48%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#808
In France, 2025#590 among girls’ names, 30 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Imen peaked in the 1870s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1 per million births, 1870s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Imi

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Imen is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, French.

In France: #590 for girls in 2025.

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