Jomo

Boy · recorded 1960–2001

  • 2001last recorded
  • 1975best year

Most popular in 1975.

Last recorded in 2001. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Jomo.

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Its story

Popularity since 1960

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 26 recorded years as a table
Jomo, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19603
19632
19673
19685
196910
197017
197111
197218
197312
197416
197519
197615
197710
197810
197915
19804
19816
19824
19834
19843
19854
19913
19924
19933
19993
20013

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Jomo isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2001
6
Rank in 2001
#9,243
How rare
1 in 323,813 boys
Since 1960
355

Jomo was last recorded in 2001. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1975, at 19 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Jomo doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.