Imogene
- #2,514 for girls in 2025, 70 births
- Last seen for boys in 1941 at #3,505
- Given to girls 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1927 · 1,494 births
- Debut · girls
- 12 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 27,901since 1880
Imogene over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Imogene has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,514 | 70 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,462 | 73 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,891 | 58 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,490 | 72 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,715 | 63 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,631 | 64 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,752 | 61 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,497 | 44 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,247 | 49 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,411 | 46 | — | |
| 2015 | #4,295 | 33 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,719 | 41 | — | |
| 2013 | #5,317 | 25 | — | |
| 2012 | #4,957 | 28 | — | |
| 2011 | #8,614 | 13 | — | |
| 2010 | #9,231 | 12 | — | |
| 2009 | #8,454 | 14 | — | |
| 2008 | #12,579 | 8 | — | |
| 2007 | #11,630 | 9 | — | |
| 2006 | #10,611 | 10 | — | |
| 2005 | #10,128 | 10 | — | |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | — | |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | — | |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | — | |
| 2001 | #8,758 | 11 | — | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | — | |
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | — | |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | — | |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | — | |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | — | |
| 1994 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | — | |
| 1992 | — | — | ||
| 1991 | #8,588 | 9 | — | |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | — | |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | — | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | — | |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | — | |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | — | |
| 1985 | — | — | ||
| 1984 | #5,539 | 12 | — | |
| 1983 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | — | |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | — | |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 | — | |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | — | |
| 1978 | #5,563 | 11 | — | |
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 | — | |
| 1976 | #5,215 | 11 | — | |
| 1975 | #4,854 | 12 | — | |
| 1974 | #4,041 | 15 | — | |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | — | |
| 1972 | #6,558 | 7 | — | |
| 1971 | #3,166 | 21 | — | |
| 1970 | #4,492 | 12 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,844 | 22 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,057 | 18 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,947 | 36 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,586 | 22 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,605 | 22 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,593 | 51 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,172 | 30 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,826 | 39 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,580 | 51 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,393 | 62 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,262 | 72 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,266 | 70 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,096 | 91 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,105 | 87 | — | |
| 1955 | #953 | 107 | — | |
| 1954 | #878 | 119 | — | |
| 1953 | #886 | 113 | — | |
| 1952 | #729 | 148 | — | |
| 1951 | #728 | 143 | — | |
| 1950 | #699 | 151 | — | |
| 1949 | #683 | 150 | — | |
| 1948 | #629 | 172 | — | |
| 1947 | #593 | 206 | — | |
| 1946 | #533 | 219 | — | |
| 1945 | #483 | 224 | — | |
| 1944 | #470 | 234 | — | |
| 1943 | #451 | 273 | — | |
| 1942 | #443 | 272 | — | |
| 1941 | #362 | 340 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1940 | #336 | 360 | — | |
| 1939 | #307 | 408 | — | |
| 1938 | #297 | 447 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #281 | 491 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #261 | 543 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #253 | 614 | — | |
| 1934 | #226 | 768 | — | |
| 1933 | #215 | 788 | #3,004 | 7 |
| 1932 | #196 | 941 | — | |
| 1931 | #201 | 907 | — | |
| 1930 | #188 | 1,024 | #2,609 | 10 |
| 1929 | #174 | 1,179 | — | |
| 1928 | #163 | 1,314 | — | |
| 1927 | #157 | 1,494 | — | |
| 1926 | #172 | 1,253 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #174 | 1,248 | #2,936 | 9 |
| 1924 | #182 | 1,247 | — | |
| 1923 | #200 | 1,001 | — | |
| 1922 | #213 | 916 | — | |
| 1921 | #223 | 839 | — | |
| 1920 | #229 | 804 | — | |
| 1919 | #241 | 702 | — | |
| 1918 | #258 | 590 | — | |
| 1917 | #262 | 564 | — | |
| 1916 | #290 | 423 | — | |
| 1915 | #280 | 444 | — | |
| 1914 | #289 | 333 | — | |
| 1913 | #317 | 227 | — | |
| 1912 | #347 | 172 | — | |
| 1911 | #338 | 137 | — | |
| 1910 | #398 | 98 | — | |
| 1909 | #349 | 107 | — | |
| 1908 | #385 | 88 | — | |
| 1907 | #448 | 64 | — | |
| 1906 | #465 | 53 | — | |
| 1905 | #464 | 53 | — | |
| 1904 | #474 | 48 | — | |
| 1903 | #432 | 54 | — | |
| 1902 | #485 | 42 | — | |
| 1901 | #577 | 29 | — | |
| 1900 | #431 | 59 | — | |
| 1899 | #526 | 32 | — | |
| 1898 | #619 | 27 | — | |
| 1897 | #462 | 40 | — | |
| 1896 | #504 | 34 | — | |
| 1895 | #499 | 34 | — | |
| 1894 | #586 | 25 | — | |
| 1893 | #547 | 26 | — | |
| 1892 | #489 | 31 | — | |
| 1891 | #541 | 23 | — | |
| 1890 | #558 | 22 | — | |
| 1889 | #486 | 26 | — | |
| 1888 | #533 | 22 | — | |
| 1887 | #537 | 17 | — | |
| 1886 | #657 | 12 | — | |
| 1885 | #842 | 7 | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | #517 | 14 | — | |
| 1882 | #530 | 12 | — | |
| 1881 | #447 | 14 | — | |
| 1880 | #492 | 12 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Imogene was already there! It came in at #492, and was given to 12 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1884, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Imogene is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Tennessee#1,127 · 1 in 6,415
- Michigan#1,210 · 1 in 7,146
- California#2,767 · 1 in 26,954
- Texas#2,921 · 1 in 26,757
Best ever in a state: #29 in Oklahoma, 1927.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #1,127 | 5 | 1 in 6,415 |
| Michigan | #1,210 | 5 | 1 in 7,146 |
| California | #2,767 | 6 | 1 in 26,954 |
| Texas | #2,921 | 6 | 1 in 26,757 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Illinois | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
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| North Carolina | — | — | — |
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| Ohio | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Imogene
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 52 spots since 2024 (#2,462 → #2,514)
- 117 spots since 2020 (#2,631 → #2,514)
- Biggest jump: 185 spots in 1886
- Biggest drop: 157 spots in 1898
Rise & fade · girls
47 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1927 at #157 (1,494 births)
- Births halved by 1935, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 75 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 75 yrs · run 1885–1955
Share of babies · girls
1 in 798
- Highest: 1 in 798 girls born in 1927 were named Imogene (0.13%)
- Latest: 1 in 22,961 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 40.5% of all girls named Imogene (11,295) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 136 | #447 (1881) | #560 |
| 1890s | 294 | #462 (1897) | #533 |
| 1900s | 597 | #349 (1909) | #451 |
| 1910s | 3,690 | #241 (1919) | #302 |
| 1920s | 11,295 | #157 (1927) | #189 |
| 1930s | 6,931 | #188 (1930) | #243 |
| 1940s | 2,450 | #336 (1940) | #498 |
| 1950s | 1,101 | #699 (1950) | #960 |
| 1960s | 353 | #1,393 (1960) | #2,160 |
| 1970s | 113 | #3,166 (1971) | #5,487 |
| 1980s | 58 | #5,539 (1984) | #8,958 |
| 1990s | 44 | #8,588 (1991) | #11,747 |
| 2000s | 87 | #8,454 (2009) | #11,625 |
| 2010s | 352 | #2,752 (2019) | #4,904 |
| 2020s | 400 | #2,462 (2024) | #2,617 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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