Imogene
Extended spelling of Imogen, a name that entered English through a printer's error for Innogen in Shakespeare's Cymbeline; Innogen reflects a Gaelic word for maiden.
Imogene in 2025
Imogene was given to 70 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,480th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 47,362 babies born.
The history of Imogene
Imogene reached its highest point in 1927, when 1,494 babies were given the name, ranking 282nd that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 27,956 babies have been named Imogene. Half of them were born before 1928, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Imogene by decade
| Decade | Babies named Imogene | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 136 | 825 |
| 1890s | 294 | 741 |
| 1900s | 597 | 552 |
| 1910s | 3,690 | 427 |
| 1920s | 11,310 | 282 |
| 1930s | 6,966 | 338 |
| 1940s | 2,455 | 637 |
| 1950s | 1,101 | 1,225 |
| 1960s | 353 | 2,274 |
| 1970s | 113 | 4,926 |
| 1980s | 58 | 8,612 |
| 1990s | 44 | 13,611 |
| 2000s | 87 | 14,211 |
| 2010s | 352 | 4,898 |
| 2020s | 400 | 4,398 |
Where Imogene is heading
Imogene has risen 112% over the past decade, from 33 babies in 2015 to 70 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1927 peak — Imogene is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Imogene
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Imogene.