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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Imo

Used in both girl and boy records

Imo appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Imo by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDImo as a girl’s nameUS records 1885–1957
#6849girl rank1929peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDImo as a boy’s nameUS records 1983–1983
#35728boy rank1983peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Imo in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl192234 uses#74518851885–195760 listed years
Boy19835 uses#623319831983–19831 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.