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Imari

/iˈmɑɹi/ · 69% girls, 31% boys · 47 born in 2025

Imari has been given to about 3,451 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2003, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/iˈmɑɹi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,414
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Imari per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2003 · 161
  • Born in 202547
  • All time3,451

How popular is Imari?

Its best year was 2003, when 161 babies were given the name, ranking 1555th. The typical living American called Imari is about 23 years old today.

Names that sound like Imari

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Amari0.80
  2. Mari0.80
  3. Omari0.80
  4. Imani0.79
  5. Kamari0.70
  6. Jamari0.70
  7. Damari0.70
  8. Kari0.65

Middle names for Imari

Ranked by flow score
  1. Imari Rose0.89
  2. Imari Marie0.89
  3. Imari Grace0.89
  4. Imari Jane0.89
  5. Imari Louise0.89
  6. Imari June0.88

Sibling names for Imari

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Paulinasister · 0.90
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.89
  3. Tracebrother · 0.89
  4. Hanasister · 0.89
  5. Hallesister · 0.89
  6. Nikolasbrother · 0.89

Where Imari is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Imari Reyes0.84
    2. Imari Nguyen0.84
    3. Imari Moore0.84
    4. Imari Lee0.84
    5. Imari Hall0.84
    6. Imari Green0.84

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Imari

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.