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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201942peak #157, 1927girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 1942

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedMARhode 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: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedIAIndiana: #437 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,392 girlsINOhio: #534 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 9,410 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #575 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,669 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedNEMissouri: #262 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,157 girlsMOKentucky: #140 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 733 girlsKYWest Virginia: #243 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,869 girlsWVVirginia: #402 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,866 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedMDDelaware: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedKSArkansas: #309 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,263 girlsARTennessee: #196 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,160 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #411 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,657 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #366 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,400 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #230 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,457 girlsOKLouisiana: #386 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,283 girlsLAMississippi: #422 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,057 girlsMSAlabama: #212 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,103 girlsALGeorgia: #307 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,513 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Imogene, so not publishedHITexas: #440 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,526 girlsTXFlorida: #316 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,224 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#140 · 1 in 733
  2. Tennessee#196 · 1 in 1,160
  3. Alabama#212 · 1 in 1,103
  4. Oklahoma#230 · 1 in 1,457
  5. West Virginia#243 · 1 in 1,869

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#140401 in 733
Tennessee#196271 in 1,160
Alabama#212301 in 1,103
Oklahoma#230141 in 1,457
West Virginia#243111 in 1,869
Missouri#262151 in 2,157
Georgia#307141 in 2,513
Arkansas#30991 in 2,263
Florida#31681 in 2,224
South Carolina#36671 in 3,400
Louisiana#38681 in 3,283
Virginia#40261 in 4,866
North Carolina#41191 in 4,657
Mississippi#42261 in 4,057
Indiana#43751 in 6,392
Texas#440191 in 3,526
Ohio#53471 in 9,410
California#57591 in 7,669
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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 1942

girls
#443
272 births · 1 in 4,966 girls

Top girls' names in 1942

  1. #1Mary63,256
  2. #2Barbara44,739
  3. #3Patricia39,465
  4. #4Linda31,613
  5. #5Carol30,272
  6. #6Sandra24,994
  7. #7Judith24,792
  8. #8Nancy23,327
  9. #9Betty21,659
  10. #10Carolyn19,978
  11. #443Imogene272
More about 1942

girls

1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 4,966 of them was named Imogene, which outranked 91.8% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Imogene
  1. #440Jeannine275
  2. #440Merle275
  3. #442Jenny273
  4. #443Imogene272
  5. #443Meredith272
  6. #445Alta271
  7. #445Freddie271
  8. #447Effie270

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,567Michal#4,420 → #853
  2. ↑ 1,885Merrily#2,397 → #512
  3. ↑ 1,081Merrilee#1,954 → #873
  4. ↑ 783Jerrilyn#1,610 → #827
  5. ↑ 760Candace#1,418 → #658
Fallers
  1. ↓ 354Rebekah#924 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 350Leatha#830 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 307Nella#993 → #1,300
  4. ↓ 272Arla#934 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 262Vivien#735 → #997

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

See the top 100 for 1942 →