Imani vs Paloma
Imani and Palomacompared 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 2025, Imani was ranked #650 and Paloma #542 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Imani was ranked #905 and Paloma #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Imani and Paloma over time
Imani and Paloma appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Imani held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Paloma 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.
Imani reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Paloma 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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Longest-running competitions
Imani and Paloma were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #650 and #542.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Imani held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Paloma in 2.
Highest recorded here: Imani #505 in 2010, Paloma #542 in 2025.
The order changed in 2025: Paloma moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #583 and #696; by 2025 that had become #650 and #542.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Imani #650, Paloma #542.
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 | Paloma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #650 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #542 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Imani and Paloma both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #505 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #650 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Paloma
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1646 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #542 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #542 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls