Given name & surname · also Japanese
Momo
“resembling a peach”·“a warring man”
Momo is used as a given name, a surname, and a nickname. Interpretations include “resembling a peach” (Japanese) and “a warring man” (American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original Japaneseもも
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “resembling a peach” (Japanese) and “a warring man” (American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Japanese and American naming traditions.
How it developed
In English usage, Momo is a diminutive of Mohammed.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Momo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 82
- 0 boys · 82 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 10 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 591 as a first name in 2020; 261 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Momo’s family of names
In French usage, Momo is a diminutive of Maurice. Momo has a related form in Momoko. In English usage, Momo is a diminutive of Mohammed.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Momo has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Japanese roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Momo
- Momo HiraiJapanese singerborn 1996
- Momo KaporSerbian novelist, painter and actor (1937-2010)
- Momo AsakuraJapanese voice actress and singerborn 1994
- Momo YansanéGuinean association football playerborn 1997
- Momo TamaokiJapanese judokaborn 1994
- Momo KodamaJapanese pianist (1972−)born 1967
- Momo SakuraJapanese AV idolborn 1996
- Momo Wandel Soumahassociation football player (1977-2017)
- Momo Saruang Ueki SatoJapanese association football player (2007-)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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