Ima
Meaning
genuinely disputed: claimed as a Germanic variant of Emma/Irma, the informal Hebrew word for mother, or an American coinage
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ima peaked in the 1890s and the 1930s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
131 people · the #34,096 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 59
Among people named Ima living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Ima
Most people given the name Ima in the United States were born between 1930 and 1959. The Ima you meet today is most often in her 70s or 80s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Ima deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Ima truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Ima fits with your family’s names and surname.
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