Boys' name · since 1960
Jomo
Jomo has 355 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,676 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 355
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jomo sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 355 recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jomo has been recorded 355 times among boys since 1960, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2001.
- #9,676 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 355 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jomo ranks #9,676 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 355 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #9,676 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 355
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jomo's 355 recorded births place it above 78.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jomo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jomo splits its recorded history at 1978: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jomo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2001
- Peak year (1970)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Jomo by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (235 births, 66% of the file).
1970s was Jomo's strongest decade.
235 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Jomo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 43
1960s
43 births
- 1970s
1970s
235 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 235 births (66% of all-time use).
Jomo by state
Where Jomo concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 25 | 7.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 22 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.4% |
25 of 355 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Jomo's data
- Jomo's decade-level peak was the 1970s (235 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jomos (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jomo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1960–2001 (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 Jomo 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.