Imagine
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ih-MAJ-in
- Origin
- English
Imagine is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “to picture something in the mind”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Imagine mean?
English: English verb used as a name
“to picture something in the mind”
An English verb used as a name, as in John Lennon's 1971 song Imagine.
Is Imagine a girl's or a boy's name?
Imagine is a girls' name.
How popular is Imagine in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Imagine in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Imagine in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
Names like Imagine
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isabelle Miracle Grace Caroline Addison Ellie Madison Emerson Hallie Cadence Isabella Phoebe
More English names
Lily Evelyn Hudson Ivy Harper Violet Willow Daisy Poppy Riley Oakley Mason Cooper Ruby Hazel Carter
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Imagine: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/imagine, updated 20 October 2026.