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Ymani

ee-MAH-nee /iˈmɑni/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2015 (#13,006)
Babies in 2015
7 (<0.01% of girls)
Peak
#5,086 in 2002
First recorded
1990

Meaning of Ymani

Ymani is a feminine appellation engineered as a modern orthographic variant of the Swahili term imani—meaning “faith” or “belief”—and exemplifies a measured fusion of African semantic heritage with Anglo-American onomastic conventions. By retaining its original connotation of spiritual conviction and trust, the name projects an impression of deliberate intentionality and inner resolve, while its distinctive Y-initial spelling underscores contemporary preferences for personalized yet meaningful nomenclature. Phonetically rendered as ee-MAH-nee in both British and American English, Ymani achieves consistent clarity across dialects, even as its relatively modest frequency in national registries highlights a parental inclination toward singularity without sacrificing substantive etymology. Consequently, Ymani occupies a precise niche within modern naming practice, balancing cross-cultural resonance with innovative orthographic design.

How to pronounce Ymani

English

Popularity of Ymani in the U.S.

Ymani was last recorded in the U.S. in 2015, ranked #13,006 with 7 babies. It peaked at #5,086 in 2002. It first appears in the records in 1990.

Bar and line chart: Ymani in the U.S., 1990–2015. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 23 in 2002 and 7 in 2015. Line: rank among girl names, peak #5,086 in 2002, #13,006 in 2015.
  • Girls named Ymani (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1990–2015. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1990⁠–⁠2015 24 rows
Ymani: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2015713,006back (not recorded in 2014)
2013713,150▲ 1,812
2012614,962▼ 2,809
2011812,153▼ 4,273
2010157,880▲ 2,095
2009119,975▲ 832
20081010,807▲ 3,117
2007713,924▲ 1,228
2006615,152▼ 8,014
2005167,138▲ 1,121
2004138,259▼ 261
2003137,998▼ 2,912
2002235,086▲ 3,110
2001128,196▼ 1,988
2000176,208▲ 628
1999146,836▼ 117
1998146,719▲ 125
1997136,844▼ 1,073
1996165,771▲ 2,995
199598,766▲ 38
199498,804▲ 2,976
1993611,780▼ 42
1992611,738back (not recorded in 1991)
1990611,409new