Imo

Girl · recorded 1885–1957

  • 1957last recorded
  • 1885best year

Most popular in 1885.

Last recorded in 1957. Fewer than five girls 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 Imo.

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Its story

Popularity since 1885

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 60 recorded years as a table
Imo, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188568
188755
188834
188945
189042
189149
189224
189445
189556
189642
189751
189839
190033
190245
190334
190429
190624
190725
190836
190926
191018
191124
191225
191319
191422
191512
191621
191719
191816
191919
192023
192119
192228
192322
192414
192518
192627
192729
192829
192930
193025
193119
193231
193321
193422
193518
19369
193717
19388
193910
194011
194111
19425
19439
19457
19464
19485
19515
19523
19572

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Imo 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.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1957
5
Rank in 1957
#6,086
How rare
1 in 408,970 girls
Since 1885
903

Imo was last recorded in 1957. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1885, at 68 per million girls born.

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

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