Is Imo a boy or girl name?

Imo is a girl’s name. Of the 908 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.5% were girls and 0.5% were boys.

Imo

Recorded 1885–1983 · United States

Imo was most popular in 1922, when 34 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,492 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 908 people named Imo.

Imo over time

Births per year. The dot marks Imo’s peak in 1922. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Imo a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Imo is a girl’s name — 99.5% of the 908 Americans given it were girls and 0.5% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org