Girls' name · since 1880
Imogene
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 27,901 babies named Imogene, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #872 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,514 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,901
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
27,901 babies have been named Imogene since 1880, making it today's #2514 girls' name.
Imogene has 27,901 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2514 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #872 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,514 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 27,901 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Imogene ranks #872 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,514 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 27,901 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #872 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,514 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,901
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Imogene's 27,901 recorded births place it above 98.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Imogene compares
27,901 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Imogene's all-time total is 74x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Imogene | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27,901 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,494 | 21 | 19,840 |
Imogene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Imogene splits its recorded history at 1951: 8% of all births land in the more recent half, 92% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 1,494 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Imogene popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1927)
- 1,494
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Imogene popularity over time - boys
55 total births recorded since 1925 (Imogene as boys' name)
Imogene by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (11,295 births, 40% of the file).
1920s was Imogene's strongest decade.
11,295 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Imogene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 136
1880s
136 births
- 1890s 294
1890s
294 births
- 1900s 597
1900s
597 births
- 1910s 3,690
1910s
3,690 births
- 1920s
1920s
11,295 births
- 1930s
1930s
6,931 births
- 1940s 2,450
1940s
2,450 births
- 1950s 1,101
1950s
1,101 births
- 1960s 353
1960s
353 births
- 1970s 113
1970s
113 births
- 1980s 58
1980s
58 births
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s 87
2000s
87 births
- 2010s 352
2010s
352 births
- 2020s 400
2020s
400 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11,295 births (40% of all-time use).
How Imogene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Imogene's total volume
Imogene by state
Where Imogene concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,660 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 2,240 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 2,117 | 7.6% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 1,959 | 7.0% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 1,591 | 5.7% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 1,478 | 5.3% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 1,414 | 5.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 1,346 | 4.8% |
2,660 of 27,901 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Imogene appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Imogene's data
- Imogene's decade-level peak was the 1920s (11,295 total births); usage has since declined to 400 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Imogenes (2,660 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Imogene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Imogene 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.