Imogene
Imogene was the 2521st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 70 babies. Its best year was 1927, when it ranked 157th with 1,494 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,818 places. More babies were named Imogene in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning from Imogen; perhaps "maiden" · English, Celtic
Say it IM-uh-jeen /ˈɪmədʒin/
- Rank in 2025
- #2,521 girls, up 121 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 70girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19271,494 babies
- Total since 1880
- 27,956babies recorded
What does the name Imogene mean?
Imogene is the American form of Imogen, the heroine of Shakespeare's Cymbeline. Wiktionary explains Imogen as a misprint for Innogen, a name it connects with Gaelic inghean, "girl, maiden"; the misprint stuck. Wikipedia notes Imogen has been much more common in Britain than in the US, where the Imogene spelling was preferred and was most popular in the 1920s.
inghean (Scottish Gaelic / Irish, “girl, maiden, daughter”)
How sure is this? Probable. The Innogen misprint is well established; the link of Innogen to "maiden" is the usual explanation.
Related names: Imogen, Innogen, Immy.
See also: Celtic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Imogene', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Imogen', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Imogen (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Nicknames for Imogene
The usual nicknames for Imogene are Immy.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immy | Traditional | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Imogenes go by each one.
Imogene popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 55 since 1925.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,521 | 70 |
| 2020 | #2,642 | 64 |
| 2010 | #9,446 | 12 |
| 2000 | #15,964 | 5 |
| 1990 | #13,790 | 5 |
| 1980 | #6,463 | 10 |
| 1970 | #4,594 | 12 |
| 1960 | #1,395 | 62 |
| 1950 | #700 | 151 |
| 1940 | #336 | 360 |
| 1930 | #188 | 1,024 |
| 1920 | #229 | 804 |
| 1910 | #398 | 98 |
| 1900 | #434 | 59 |
| 1890 | #565 | 22 |
| 1880 | #505 | 12 |
How popular is Imogene, counting every spelling?
Imogene is the most common spelling of a name family that had 70 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 70 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imogene | 70 | #2,521 | 336 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Imogene?
70 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Imogene (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Imogene born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 120 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Imogene.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Imogene?
About 5,000 people born in the US named Imogene are alive today, with a median age of 79; half are between 65 and 88. That makes Imogene a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Imogene by state
How common Imogene was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Imogene: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Imogene, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Imogene · Sibling names for Imogene
Questions about the name Imogene
What does Imogene mean?
Imogene means “from Imogen; perhaps "maiden"” (English, Celtic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Imogene?
Imogene was the 2521st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 70 babies. Its best year was 1927, when it ranked 157th with 1,494 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,818 places. More babies were named Imogene in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Imogene a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Imogene in the US.
Where is Imogene most popular?
In 2021–2025, Imogene was most common in Colorado (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Wisconsin.