Imade is from the Edo (Bini) language — Edo royal feminine name meaning I shall not lack or princess. A modern American baby name in the broader Edo-Nigerian heritage aesthetic. Imade in Edo tradition is one of the foundational royal feminine names of the Kingdom of Benin (Edo State, southern Nigeria) — historically used by the Edo royal family. The name gained widespread global recognition through Imade Wellington — daughter of Nigerian singer Banky W (Bankole Wellington) and Nollywood superstar Adesua Etomi-Wellington (born 2021). Foundational name in modern Nigerian celebrity naming culture and a high-profile feminine name in West African heritage tradition. Central to Edo royal naming + cultural identity tradition in Benin City, the foundational seat of the Edo civilization.
Featured throughout Edo heritage and Nigerian celebrity culture.
Imade does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.
In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Imade reduce to 5, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.