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

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Peak · girls
1927 · 1,494 births
Debut · girls
12 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
27,901
since 1880

Imogene over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Imogene has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201927peak #157, 1927girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,51470—
2024#2,46273—
2023#2,89158—
2022#2,49072—
2021#2,71563—
2020#2,63164—
2019#2,75261—
2018#3,49744—
2017#3,24749—
2016#3,41146—
2015#4,29533—
2014#3,71941—
2013#5,31725—
2012#4,95728—
2011#8,61413—
2010#9,23112—
2009#8,45414—
2008#12,5798—
2007#11,6309—
2006#10,61110—
2005#10,12810—
2004#11,6248—
2003#13,8446—
2002#13,5956—
2001#8,75811—
2000#15,0315—
1999——
1998#11,1387—
1997#12,0706—
1996#13,5185—
1995#10,5147—
1994——
1993#13,4425—
1992——
1991#8,5889—
1990#12,9585—
1989#12,3625—
1988#11,7985—
1987#8,7787—
1986#8,5237—
1985——
1984#5,53912—
1983——
1982#9,2376—
1981#9,1106—
1980#6,31910—
1979#9,0106—
1978#5,56311—
1977#5,88810—
1976#5,21511—
1975#4,85412—
1974#4,04115—
1973#6,0808—
1972#6,5587—
1971#3,16621—
1970#4,49212—
1969#2,84422—
1968#3,05718—
1967#1,94736—
1966#2,58622—
1965#2,60522—
1964#1,59351—
1963#2,17230—
1962#1,82639—
1961#1,58051—
1960#1,39362—
1959#1,26272—
1958#1,26670—
1957#1,09691—
1956#1,10587—
1955#953107—
1954#878119—
1953#886113—
1952#729148—
1951#728143—
1950#699151—
1949#683150—
1948#629172—
1947#593206—
1946#533219—
1945#483224—
1944#470234—
1943#451273—
1942#443272—
1941#362340#3,5055
1940#336360—
1939#307408—
1938#297447#3,1756
1937#281491#2,9057
1936#261543#3,5495
1935#253614—
1934#226768—
1933#215788#3,0047
1932#196941—
1931#201907—
1930#1881,024#2,60910
1929#1741,179—
1928#1631,314—
1927#1571,494—
1926#1721,253#3,7086
1925#1741,248#2,9369
1924#1821,247—
1923#2001,001—
1922#213916—
1921#223839—
1920#229804—
1919#241702—
1918#258590—
1917#262564—
1916#290423—
1915#280444—
1914#289333—
1913#317227—
1912#347172—
1911#338137—
1910#39898—
1909#349107—
1908#38588—
1907#44864—
1906#46553—
1905#46453—
1904#47448—
1903#43254—
1902#48542—
1901#57729—
1900#43159—
1899#52632—
1898#61927—
1897#46240—
1896#50434—
1895#49934—
1894#58625—
1893#54726—
1892#48931—
1891#54123—
1890#55822—
1889#48626—
1888#53322—
1887#53717—
1886#65712—
1885#8427—
1884——
1883#51714—
1882#53012—
1881#44714—
1880#49212—
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 1927

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #279 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,627 girlsMNIllinois: #134 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 695 girlsILWisconsin: #304 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,489 girlsWIMichigan: #288 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,792 girlsMINew York: #491 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 9,163 girlsNYMassachusetts: #377 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,874 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #164 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 884 girlsSDIowa: #148 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 855 girlsIAIndiana: #87 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 380 girlsINOhio: #134 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 764 girlsOHPennsylvania: #247 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,625 girlsPANew Jersey: #349 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,178 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #445 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,087 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedUTColorado: #204 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,056 girlsCONebraska: #238 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,622 girlsNEMissouri: #92 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 368 girlsMOKentucky: #55 for girls · 116 births · 1 in 253 girlsKYWest Virginia: #84 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 334 girlsWVVirginia: #234 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,731 girlsVAMaryland: #251 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,316 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedNMKansas: #121 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 519 girlsKSArkansas: #35 for girls · 124 births · 1 in 163 girlsARTennessee: #54 for girls · 118 births · 1 in 237 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #223 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,506 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #330 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,125 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #29 for girls · 156 births · 1 in 159 girlsOKLouisiana: #310 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,975 girlsLAMississippi: #150 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 623 girlsMSAlabama: #78 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 309 girlsALGeorgia: #162 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 838 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedHITexas: #91 for girls · 155 births · 1 in 391 girlsTXFlorida: #235 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,220 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#29 · 1 in 159
  2. Arkansas#35 · 1 in 163
  3. Tennessee#54 · 1 in 237
  4. Kentucky#55 · 1 in 253
  5. Alabama#78 · 1 in 309

Best ever in a state: #29 in Oklahoma, 1927.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#291561 in 159
Arkansas#351241 in 163
Tennessee#541181 in 237
Kentucky#551161 in 253
Alabama#781071 in 309
West Virginia#84611 in 334
Indiana#87691 in 380
Texas#911551 in 391
Missouri#92821 in 368
Kansas#121291 in 519
Illinois#134851 in 695
Ohio#134721 in 764
Iowa#148231 in 855
Mississippi#150381 in 623
Georgia#162391 in 838
South Dakota#16461 in 884
Colorado#20481 in 1,056
North Carolina#223261 in 1,506
Virginia#234151 in 1,731
Florida#235131 in 1,220
Nebraska#23871 in 1,622
Pennsylvania#247351 in 2,625
Maryland#25161 in 2,316
Minnesota#27981 in 2,627
Michigan#288151 in 2,792
Wisconsin#30471 in 3,489
Louisiana#310121 in 1,975
South Carolina#33071 in 3,125
New Jersey#34961 in 5,178
Massachusetts#37751 in 6,874
California#44591 in 4,087
New York#491111 in 9,163
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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)
  • 1,781 spots since 2015 (#4,295 → #2,514)
  • Biggest jump: 185 spots in 1886 (#842 → #657)
  • Biggest drop: 157 spots in 1898 (#462 → #619)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s136#447 (1881)#560
1890s294#462 (1897)#533
1900s597#349 (1909)#451
1910s3,690#241 (1919)#302
1920s11,295#157 (1927)#189
1930s6,931#188 (1930)#243
1940s2,450#336 (1940)#498
1950s1,101#699 (1950)#960
1960s353#1,393 (1960)#2,160
1970s113#3,166 (1971)#5,487
1980s58#5,539 (1984)#8,958
1990s44#8,588 (1991)#11,747
2000s87#8,454 (2009)#11,625
2010s352#2,752 (2019)#4,904
2020s400#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.

Imogene in 1927

girls
#157
1,494 births · 1 in 798 girls

Top girls' names in 1927

  1. #1Mary70,642
  2. #2Dorothy35,993
  3. #3Betty35,424
  4. #4Helen25,316
  5. #5Margaret21,964
  6. #6Ruth19,412
  7. #7Doris16,512
  8. #8Virginia15,734
  9. #9Shirley13,314
  10. #10Barbara13,161
  11. #157Imogene1,494
More about 1927

girls

1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 798 of them was named Imogene, which outranked 97.2% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Imogene
  1. #154Lola1,532
  2. #155Constance1,521
  3. #156Hattie1,508
  4. #157Imogene1,494
  5. #158Cora1,493
  6. #159Janice1,468
  7. #160Fannie1,446
Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,708Charmaine#3,564 → #856
  2. ↑ 1,519Kazuko#2,474 → #955
  3. ↑ 1,152Valencia#2,076 → #924
  4. ↑ 551Cherie#1,414 → #863
  5. ↑ 452Lita#1,148 → #696
Fallers
  1. ↓ 349Janell#748 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 330Sabina#931 → #1,261
  3. ↓ 319Clarine#942 → #1,261
  4. ↓ 298Shirlie#980 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 291Delilah#836 → #1,127

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1927 →