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إِيمَان
Iman
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“Faith; belief.”
About Iman
Iman is a Muslim baby child's name meaning "faith; belief", an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root أ-م-ن meaning 'safety, trust'. Iman is one of the central concepts in Islam: faith itself.
Used for both genders; more commonly female in modern Western diaspora use.
Spellings of Iman
إِيمَان is one name, written in Latin letters in more than one way. Every spelling below is the same name.
| Spelling | Births in England and Wales, 2025 | Births in France, 2016 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Imanthe spelling used on this page | 67 | 430 |
| Eman | 43 | 50 |
Babies registered with exactly that spelling. England and Wales: Office for National Statistics, 2025 (the list covers names given to 3 or more babies). France: INSEE Fichier des prénoms, 2016 to 2025 added together (INSEE rounds each yearly count to the nearest 5). Counts include boys and girls.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Either
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning, and Iman is one such word.
In the Qur’an
Surah 49 : Ayah 7
… وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ حَبَّبَ إِلَيْكُمُ الْإِيمَانَ وَزَيَّنَهُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ …
“… but Allah has endeared to you the faith and has made it pleasing in your hearts …”
The root letters of Iman live inside this verse, a quiet thread connecting the name to the words of revelation.
Across history
Who has carried Iman before.
- Iman (b. 1955), Somali model and businesswoman
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Iman
- What does the name Iman mean?
- Iman (إِيمَان) means "Faith; belief". From the Arabic root أ-م-ن meaning 'safety, trust'. Iman is one of the central concepts in Islam: faith itself.
- Is Iman a name from the Qur'an?
- Iman shares its root letters with the Qur'an: the verse in Surah 49, Ayah 7 carries the same root. The verse is on this page with its English meaning.
- Is Iman a boy or a girl name?
- Iman is a unisex name; it's given to both boys and girls across the Muslim world.
- Where does the name Iman come from?
- Iman is an Arabic name, built on the root letters ʾ-M-N. Used for both genders; more commonly female in modern Western diaspora use.
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