Recorded 1996–2023 Girls' name Peak 2001 136 births

Imagine — girls' name

136 babies named Imagine in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s202000s802010s292020s7
2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Imagine was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

12 babies were named Imagine in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Imagine

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Imagine between 1996 and 2023, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Imagine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Imagine performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Imagine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Imagine in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Imagine 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 136 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.

Imagine at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

136

Since 1996

28 years of records

Peak year

2001

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1996

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2023

Imagine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1996

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2001)
12
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
468101214 2023201420092006200320001996 7

Imagine by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
80 births that decade — 59% of Imagine's all-time total
1990s202000s802010s292020s7

Imagine by state

Where Imagine concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Imagine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 3.7%
Texas share of Imagine's total US births 3.7%

5 of 136 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Imagine?
136 babies have been named Imagine since 1996. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2001 with 12 births.
When was Imagine most popular?
Imagine was most popular in the 2000s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Imagine most popular?
The top states for the name Imagine are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Imagine been used?
Imagine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 28 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Imagine?
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, 1996–2023 (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.