Name
Directly translated from the Russian word for 'name'. While used as a literal noun in Slavic languages, it is occasionally adopted as a unique given name in English-speaking contexts due to its soft, vowel-heavy sound.
Less common today
Imya isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #11,731 in 2000.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).