MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Eman mean?
Eman continues Arabic īmān, faith or belief. The noun belongs to a root concerning trust and security and is used as a feminine name in several languages.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
ईमान
Conventional spelling
Arabic
إيمان
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Eman in Indian usage
2,799 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (83.6%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 2,341 records (83.6%).
- Recorded as male: 458 records (16.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 130 |
| 1960s | 239 |
| 1970s | 595 |
| 1980s | 945 |
| 1990s | 789 |
| Other decades | 101 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 1,983 |
| Jharkhand | 226 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 216 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 110 |
| Other states | 264 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Eman / M | 3 | 5,137 |
| England & Wales | Eman / F | 40 | 872 |
| Scotland | Eman / F | 4 | 632 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Eman ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Eman; Table_6, C5536 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Eman; Table_6, C5536
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Eman; Table_6, C886 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Eman; Table_6, C886
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Eman; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Eman; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl
- Wiktionary: إيمان ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.