Imo
- Last seen for girls in 1957 at #6,086
- Last seen for boys in 1983 at #6,238
- Given to girls 99.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1885 · 9 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 903since 1885
Imo over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Imo has never cracked the top 700 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1983 | — | #6,238 | 5 | |
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| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | — | |
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| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | — | |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 | — | |
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| 1948 | #3,883 | 8 | — | |
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| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | — | |
| 1945 | #3,132 | 9 | — | |
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| 1943 | #2,695 | 12 | — | |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,397 | 13 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,592 | 11 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,845 | 18 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,779 | 19 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,556 | 23 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,658 | 21 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,268 | 33 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,750 | 20 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,460 | 28 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,282 | 34 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,310 | 34 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,384 | 34 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,414 | 32 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,847 | 22 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,212 | 17 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,598 | 27 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,366 | 34 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,765 | 24 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,550 | 28 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,745 | 22 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,963 | 19 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,708 | 21 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,630 | 22 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,384 | 12 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,603 | 17 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,766 | 12 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,477 | 14 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,471 | 9 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,203 | 12 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,512 | 8 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,553 | 7 | — | |
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| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,024 | 12 | — | |
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| 1900 | #1,231 | 10 | — | |
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| 1898 | #1,098 | 10 | — | |
| 1897 | #931 | 12 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,047 | 10 | — | |
| 1895 | #893 | 13 | — | |
| 1894 | #998 | 10 | — | |
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| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | — | |
| 1891 | #943 | 9 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,006 | 8 | — | |
| 1889 | #950 | 8 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 | — | |
| 1887 | #860 | 8 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | #745 | 9 | — | |
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First appearance
1885
The first year at least five girls were named Imo! It came in at #745, and was given to 9 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1886, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Imo is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Imo in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Imo
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1957
- Biggest jump: 186 spots in 1889
- Biggest drop: 507 spots in 1892
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1885 at #745 (9 births)
- Births halved by 1886, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 7 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 7 yrs · run 1894–1895
Share of babies · girls
1 in 14,784
- Highest: 1 in 14,784 girls born in 1885 were named Imo (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 408,970 girls born in 1957 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 31.7% of all girls named Imo (286) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 31 | #745 (1885) | #923 |
| 1890s | 77 | #893 (1895) | #1,046 |
| 1900s | 75 | #1,024 (1902) | #1,320 |
| 1910s | 156 | #1,477 (1912) | #1,776 |
| 1920s | 286 | #1,282 (1929) | #1,573 |
| 1930s | 191 | #1,268 (1932) | #1,971 |
| 1940s | 68 | #2,297 (1940) | #3,223 |
| 1950s | 19 | #3,714 (1951) | #5,121 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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