Emoni is a spelling of Imani, the Swahili word for "faith", which came into African American naming through Kwanzaa, where imani is the seventh and final principle. The e spelling softens the name toward Emani and Ebony. Emoni ranked number 1990 in 2000, reached its peak at number 1637 in 2014 and ranks number 2661 in 2025 with 65 girls.