Girls' name · since 1885
Imo
903 babies named Imo in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,051 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 903
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
903 girls have been named Imo since 1885, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Imo recorded 903 times among girls since 1885, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 1957.
- #8,051 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 903 born since 1885
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Imo ranks #8,051 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 903 born since 1885, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,051 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 903
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Imo's 903 recorded births place it above 88.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Arkansas.
Imo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Imo splits its recorded history at 1920: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1892 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Imo popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1957
- Peak year (1922)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Imo popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1983 (Imo as boys' name)
Imo by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (286 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Imo's strongest decade.
286 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Imo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 31
1880s
31 births
- 1890s 77
1890s
77 births
- 1900s 75
1900s
75 births
- 1910s
1910s
156 births
- 1920s
1920s
286 births
- 1930s
1930s
191 births
- 1940s 68
1940s
68 births
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 286 births (32% of all-time use).
How Imo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Imo's total volume
Imo by state
Where Imo concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 36 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 21 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 14 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 8 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.6% |
36 of 903 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Imo's data
- Imo's decade-level peak was the 1920s (286 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Imos (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Imo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~72 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1885–1957 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Imo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.