Imani vs Lowri
Imani and Lowricompared 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, Imani was ranked #583 and Lowri #885 among girls in England and Wales.
Imani and Lowri over time
Imani and Lowri appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Lowri held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Imani 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.
Lowri reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Imani 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 · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Imani held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Lowri in 17.
Highest recorded here: Imani #505 in 2010, Lowri #291 in 2001.
The order changed in 2015: Imani moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #963 and #779; by 2015 that had become #794 and #860.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Imani #583, Lowri #885.
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 | Imani | Lowri |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #885 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Imani has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Lowri.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Imani
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #802 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #505 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Lowri
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #368 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #291 among girls in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls