How Many People Are Named Ima?
An estimated 1,086 people in the United States have the first name Ima. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 77 years old, and Ima peaked in popularity in 1927 with 232 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ima as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ima paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 77, Ima is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1959.
Estimated Living Americans
1,086
About 1 in 315,612 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
77
years old
Peak Year
1927
232 births
Total Registered
6,799
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ima
Ima is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,799 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ima as a female name
Ranked #14,101 in 2020
6 female births in 2020
Peak: 1927 (232 births)
Ima: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ima span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,939 babies were registered. Ima has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ima by Decade
How has Ima tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ima by State
Birth registrations for Ima span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Oklahoma, Kentucky. The lowest are in California, New Mexico, Kansas. On average, about 223 Imas were registered per state.
Ima + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ima as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ima
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
Ima: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ima?
We estimate approximately 1,086 people named Ima are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 315,612 Americans share this first name.
Is Ima a common name?
Ima is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,799 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ima most popular?
Ima reached peak popularity in 1927, when 232 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ima is approximately 77 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ima a female name?
Ima is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ima Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ima Smith, Ima Johnson, Ima Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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