Recorded 1918–1948 Girls' name Peak 1924 313 births

Imogean — girls' name

313 babies named Imogean in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s1171930s1351940s56
1930s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Imogean was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

20 babies were named Imogean in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Imogean

The Social Security Administration has registered 313 babies named Imogean between 1918 and 1948, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Imogean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Imogean performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Imogean shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Kentucky. In total, SSA state-level files list Imogean in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Imogean 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 313 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.

Imogean at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

313

Since 1918

31 years of records

Peak year

1924

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1918

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1948

Imogean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1918

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1924)
20
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0510152025 19481943193819341930192619221918 5

Imogean by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
135 births that decade — 43% of Imogean's all-time total
1910s51920s1171930s1351940s56

Imogean by state

Where Imogean concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Imogean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
10 3.2%
#2 Alabama
7 2.2%
#3 Kentucky
6 1.9%
#4 Tennessee
5 1.6%
Arkansas share of Imogean's total US births 3.2%
Even split

10 of 313 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Imogean?
313 babies have been named Imogean since 1918. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1924 with 20 births.
When was Imogean most popular?
Imogean was most popular in the 1930s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Imogean most popular?
The top states for the name Imogean are Arkansas (10 births), Alabama (7 births), Kentucky (6 births).
How long has the name Imogean been used?
Imogean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 31 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Imogean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Imogene, Imogen, Imo, Imoni, 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, 1918–1948 (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.