Amal vs Imaani
Amal and Imaanicompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amal was ranked #208 and Imaani #2115 among girls in England and Wales.
Amal and Imaani over time
Amal and Imaani appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Amal held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Imaani in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Imaani reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Amal in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1998–2024
Amal held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Imaani in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amal #208 in 2024, Imaani #817 in 1998.
The order changed in 1999: Amal moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #817 and #817; by 1999 that had become #605 and #3900.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amal #208, Imaani #2115.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Amal | Imaani |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #304 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2115 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amal has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Imaani.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Amal
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #434 among girls in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #208 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #367 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Imaani
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #817 among girls in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #817 among girls in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1998–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2115 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls