Girls' name · since 1996
Imagine
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 136 babies named Imagine, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,780 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 136
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
136 girls have been named Imagine since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Imagine recorded 136 times among girls since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2023.
- #23,780 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 136 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Imagine ranks #23,780 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 136 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,780 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 136
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Imagine's 136 recorded births place it above 67.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Imagine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Imagine's full recorded timeline at 2006, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Imagine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2023
- Peak year (2001)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Imagine by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (80 births, 59% of the file).
2000s was Imagine's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Imagine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
80 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 80 births (59% of all-time use).
Imagine by state
Where Imagine concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 3.7% |
5 of 136 births nationwide.
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What to do with Imagine's data
- Imagine's decade-level peak was the 2000s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Imagines (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Imagine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1996–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Imagine draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.