Imogen
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- IM-o-jen
- Origin
- Celtic
- UK rank, 2025
- #74 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,117 for girls
Classic
Imogen is a girls' name of Celtic origin. In 2025 it ranked 74th for girls in the UK (703 babies) and 1,117th for girls in the US (211 babies).
What does Imogen mean?
Celtic: Shakespearean name, probably of Celtic origin
From Shakespeare's Cymbeline, where Imogen is probably a misprint for Innogen, perhaps from Gaelic inghean, girl.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Imogen a girl's or a boy's name?
Imogen is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 703 girls in the UK and 211 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Imogen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #74among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 703about 1 in 400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3.5%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 703 girls in the UK were named Imogen, making it the 74th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 56th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 2,133 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Imogen than any year since 1997.
Half of all the girls named Imogen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 69th in England and Wales, 86th in Scotland and 259th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1994 (#94), 2004 (#67), 2014 (#34) and 2024 (#64).
Imogen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 703 | #74 |
| 2024 | 751 | #68 |
| 2023 | 825 | #58 |
| 2022 | 856 | #63 |
| 2021 | 1,079 | #48 |
| 2020 | 1,005 | #56 |
| 2019 | 1,151 | #50 |
| 2018 | 1,266 | #44 |
| 2017 | 1,355 | #45 |
| 2016 | 1,514 | #39 |
| 2015 | 1,571 | #35 |
| 2014 | 1,547 | #39 |
| 2013 | 1,617 | #36 |
| 2012 | 1,525 | #43 |
| 2011 | 1,867 | #35 |
| 2010 | 2,133 | #28 |
| 2009 | 1,814 | #39 |
| 2008 | 1,790 | #38 |
| 2007 | 1,650 | #36 |
| 2006 | 1,236 | #52 |
| 2005 | 905 | #70 |
| 2004 | 825 | #71 |
| 2003 | 919 | #66 |
| 2002 | 932 | #63 |
| 2001 | 945 | #59 |
| 2000 | 1,118 | #52 |
| 1999 | 1,232 | #50 |
| 1998 | 974 | #65 |
| 1997 | 558 | #101 |
| 1996 | 568 | #94 |
How popular is Imogen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,117among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 211about 1 in 7,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 211 girls in the US were named Imogen, making it the 1,117th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,236th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 216 girls. It first appears in the records in 1915.
Half of all the girls named Imogen in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Imogen in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 211 | #1,117 |
| 2024 | 216 | #1,120 |
| 2023 | 196 | #1,212 |
| 2022 | 184 | #1,288 |
| 2021 | 167 | #1,334 |
| 2020 | 184 | #1,236 |
| 2019 | 161 | #1,392 |
| 2018 | 170 | #1,330 |
| 2017 | 171 | #1,353 |
| 2016 | 173 | #1,365 |
| 2015 | 141 | #1,554 |
| 2014 | 160 | #1,422 |
| 2013 | 131 | #1,634 |
| 2012 | 113 | #1,802 |
| 2011 | 108 | #1,857 |
| 2010 | 101 | #1,978 |
| 2009 | 78 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 77 | #2,462 |
| 2007 | 64 | #2,822 |
| 2006 | 62 | #2,815 |
| 2005 | 38 | #3,805 |
| 2004 | 37 | #3,815 |
| 2003 | 45 | #3,228 |
| 2002 | 42 | #3,279 |
| 2001 | 42 | #3,252 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #5,243 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #4,193 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,304 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,596 |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,249 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 8 | #3,133 |
Nicknames for Imogen
- Immy 4 girls in the UK in 2025
- Imo
Names like Imogen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eden Sienna Zara Maisie Isla Esme Isabelle Scarlett Isabella Amelie Lyra Maryam
Names related to Imogen
More Celtic names
Arthur Gael Harvey Alana Alan Tristan Vienna Lana Alaina Sabrina Alanna Bryce Devon Arturo Alannah Cedric
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Imogen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/imogen, updated 20 October 2026.