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Girl name

Ima

100% girls · 7 born in 2025

Ima has been given to about 6,806 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1927, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 2,177
Median age today87 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ima per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1927 · 232
  • Born in 20257
  • All time6,806

How popular is Ima?

Its best year was 1927, when 232 babies were given the name, ranking 457th. The typical living American called Ima is about 87 years old today.

Names that sound like Ima

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Irma0.81
  2. Wilma0.70
  3. Ida0.69
  4. Iman0.71
  5. Iva0.69
  6. Ina0.69
  7. Ila0.69
  8. Vilma0.70

Middle names for Ima

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ima Josephine0.84
  2. Ima Rose0.83
  3. Ima Louise0.83
  4. Ima June0.82
  5. Ima Pearl0.82
  6. Ima Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Ima

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.88
  2. Winonasister · 0.86
  3. Mavissister · 0.85
  4. Juniorbrother · 0.83
  5. Cleoeither · 0.83
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.80

Where Ima is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ima White0.78
    2. Ima Reyes0.78
    3. Ima Nguyen0.78
    4. Ima Moore0.78
    5. Ima Lee0.78
    6. Ima Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Ima

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.