Imogene
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- IM-oh-jeen
- Origin
- Celtic
- US rank, 2025
- #2,514 for girls
Imogene is a girls' name of Celtic origin, meaning “possibly maiden”. In 2025 it ranked 2,514th for girls in the US (70 babies).
What does Imogene mean?
Celtic: spelling of Imogen, from Shakespeare's Innogen
“possibly maiden”
Imogen is the heroine of Shakespeare's Cymbeline, apparently a misprint of the older name Innogen.
Is Imogene a girl's or a boy's name?
Imogene is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 70 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Imogene in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Imogene in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Imogene in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Imogene in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,514among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 70about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 70 girls in the US were named Imogene, making it the 2,514th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,631st. Its busiest year was 1927, with 1,494 girls.
Half of all the girls named Imogene in the US since 1880 were born between 1922 and 1935, the years shaded on the chart below.
Imogene in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70 | #2,514 |
| 2024 | 73 | #2,462 |
| 2023 | 58 | #2,891 |
| 2022 | 72 | #2,490 |
| 2021 | 63 | #2,715 |
| 2020 | 64 | #2,631 |
| 2019 | 61 | #2,752 |
| 2018 | 44 | #3,496 |
| 2017 | 49 | #3,247 |
| 2016 | 46 | #3,411 |
| 2015 | 33 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 41 | #3,717 |
| 2013 | 25 | #5,315 |
| 2012 | 28 | #4,955 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 11 | #5,562 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 11 | #5,213 |
| 1975 | 12 | #4,852 |
| 1974 | 15 | #4,040 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 21 | #3,166 |
| 1970 | 12 | #4,491 |
| 1969 | 22 | #2,843 |
| 1968 | 18 | #3,056 |
| 1967 | 36 | #1,947 |
| 1966 | 22 | #2,585 |
| 1965 | 22 | #2,604 |
| 1964 | 51 | #1,593 |
| 1963 | 30 | #2,171 |
| 1962 | 39 | #1,825 |
| 1961 | 51 | #1,579 |
| 1960 | 62 | #1,392 |
| 1959 | 72 | #1,261 |
| 1958 | 70 | #1,265 |
| 1957 | 91 | #1,095 |
| 1956 | 87 | #1,104 |
| 1955 | 107 | #952 |
| 1954 | 119 | #877 |
| 1953 | 113 | #885 |
| 1952 | 148 | #728 |
| 1951 | 143 | #727 |
| 1950 | 151 | #698 |
| 1949 | 150 | #682 |
| 1948 | 172 | #628 |
| 1947 | 206 | #593 |
| 1946 | 219 | #533 |
| 1945 | 224 | #483 |
| 1944 | 234 | #470 |
| 1943 | 273 | #451 |
| 1942 | 272 | #443 |
| 1941 | 340 | #362 |
| 1940 | 360 | #336 |
| 1939 | 408 | #307 |
| 1938 | 447 | #297 |
| 1937 | 491 | #281 |
| 1936 | 543 | #261 |
| 1935 | 614 | #253 |
| 1934 | 768 | #226 |
| 1933 | 788 | #215 |
| 1932 | 941 | #196 |
| 1931 | 907 | #201 |
| 1930 | 1,024 | #188 |
| 1929 | 1,179 | #174 |
| 1928 | 1,314 | #163 |
| 1927 | 1,494 | #157 |
| 1926 | 1,253 | #172 |
| 1925 | 1,248 | #174 |
| 1924 | 1,247 | #182 |
| 1923 | 1,001 | #200 |
| 1922 | 916 | #213 |
| 1921 | 839 | #223 |
| 1920 | 804 | #229 |
| 1919 | 702 | #241 |
| 1918 | 590 | #258 |
| 1917 | 564 | #262 |
| 1916 | 423 | #290 |
| 1915 | 444 | #280 |
| 1914 | 333 | #289 |
| 1913 | 227 | #317 |
| 1912 | 172 | #347 |
| 1911 | 137 | #338 |
| 1910 | 98 | #398 |
| 1909 | 107 | #349 |
| 1908 | 88 | #385 |
| 1907 | 64 | #448 |
| 1906 | 53 | #465 |
| 1905 | 53 | #464 |
| 1904 | 48 | #474 |
| 1903 | 54 | #432 |
| 1902 | 42 | #485 |
| 1901 | 29 | #577 |
| 1900 | 59 | #431 |
| 1899 | 32 | #526 |
| 1898 | 27 | #619 |
| 1897 | 40 | #462 |
| 1896 | 34 | #504 |
| 1895 | 34 | #499 |
| 1894 | 25 | #586 |
| 1893 | 26 | #547 |
| 1892 | 31 | #489 |
| 1891 | 23 | #541 |
| 1890 | 22 | #558 |
| 1889 | 26 | #486 |
| 1888 | 22 | #533 |
| 1887 | 17 | #537 |
| 1886 | 12 | #657 |
| 1885 | 7 | #842 |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 14 | #517 |
| 1882 | 12 | #530 |
| 1881 | 14 | #447 |
| 1880 | 12 | #492 |
Nicknames for Imogene
- Immy 4 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Imogene
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Charlotte Alice Eloise Eleanor Josephine Beatrice Isabelle Florence Iona Harriet Grace Olive
Names related to Imogene
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, “Imogene: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/imogene, updated 20 October 2026.