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Girl name

Imo

/ˈaɪmoʊ/ · 99% girls · last recorded 1983

Imo has been given to about 908 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1922, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈaɪmoʊ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 198
Median age today91 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Imo per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1922 · 34
  • Born in 20250
  • All time908

How popular is Imo?

Its best year was 1922, when 34 babies were given the name, ranking 1387th. The typical living American called Imo is about 91 years old today.

Names that sound like Imo

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ima0.57
  2. Irma0.45
  3. Ivory0.45
  4. Iman0.45

Middle names for Imo

Ranked by flow score
  1. Imo Catherine0.84
  2. Imo Marie0.83
  3. Imo Grace0.83
  4. Imo Jane0.83
  5. Imo June0.82
  6. Imo Claire0.82

Sibling names for Imo

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.76
  2. Elouisesister · 0.73
  3. Winonasister · 0.73
  4. Cleoeither · 0.73
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.70
  6. Archiebrother · 0.66

Where Imo is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Imo White0.78
    2. Imo Reyes0.78
    3. Imo Nguyen0.78
    4. Imo Lee0.78
    5. Imo Hill0.78
    6. Imo Hall0.78

    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 Imo

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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