unisex name

Momo

  • Origin Japanese
  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 101

Momo is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 85% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2024 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Momo is a name of Japanese origin.
  • Peaked in 2018, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2000.

Momo over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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Births named Momo by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 33
2010s 39
2020s (to 2024) 10

How popular is Momo?

In 2024, Momo was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Momo is used

England & Wales #4,725 4 in 2006
France #6,016 5 in 2024
United States #9,921 10 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Momo

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Momo also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Momo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Momo

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Momo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Momo

How popular is the name Momo?

In 2024, Momo was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Momo a girl's or a boy's name?

Momo is used for both girls and boys. About 85% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Momo most popular?

Momo peaked in 2018, when 10 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.