Recorded 1915–1955 Girls' name Peak 1928 547 births

Imagene — girls' name

547 babies named Imagene in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s261920s2131930s2071940s791950s22
1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Imagene was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

32 babies were named Imagene in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Imagene

The Social Security Administration has registered 547 babies named Imagene between 1915 and 1955, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Imagene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Imagene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 213 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Imagene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 64 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma and Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Imagene in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Imagene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 547 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Imagene at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

547

Since 1915

41 years of records

Peak year

1928

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1915

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1955

Imagene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1915

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1928)
32
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
010203040 19551947194119361931192619211915 6

Imagene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
213 births that decade — 39% of Imagene's all-time total
1910s261920s2131930s2071940s791950s22

Imagene by state

Where Imagene concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Imagene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
64 11.7%
#2 Oklahoma
40 7.3%
#3 Missouri
10 1.8%
#4 Alabama
5 0.9%
#5 Arkansas
5 0.9%
#6 Kentucky
5 0.9%
#7 Tennessee
5 0.9%
Texas share of Imagene's total US births 11.7%
Even split

64 of 547 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Imagene?
547 babies have been named Imagene since 1915. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1928 with 32 births.
When was Imagene most popular?
Imagene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 213 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
Where is Imagene most popular?
The top states for the name Imagene are Texas (64 births), Oklahoma (40 births), Missouri (10 births).
How long has the name Imagene been used?
Imagene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 41 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Imagene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Imani, Ima, Iman, Imari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1955 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.