MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Imam mean?
Imam is an Arabic title for a leader or one who stands in front. Its familiar religious use is for the person who leads communal prayer.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
इमाम
Conventional spelling
Arabic
إمام
Conventional spelling
Kannada
ಇಮಾಮ
879 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Imam in Indian usage
1,029 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 129 |
| 1960s | 175 |
| 1970s | 210 |
| 1980s | 238 |
| 1990s | 125 |
| Other decades | 152 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Other states | 1,029 |
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 | Imam / M | 3 | 5,137 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- 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 Imam; Table_6, C5731 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Imam; Table_6, C5731