Girls' name · since 1917
Imojean
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 435 babies named Imojean, peaking in 1933. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 435
- born since 1917
- 1930s
- peak decade
435 girls have been named Imojean since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Imojean has 435 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1949.
- #12,847 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 435 born since 1917
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Imojean ranks #12,847 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 435 born since 1917, peaking in the 1930s.
- #12,847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 435
- born since 1917
- 1930s
- peak decade
Imojean's 435 recorded births place it above 82.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Imojean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Imojean's full recorded timeline at 1934, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1943, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1933 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Imojean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1949
- Peak year (1933)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1949.
435 total births across 33 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1933 with 26 births in a single year.
Imojean by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (188 births, 43% of the file).
1930s was Imojean's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Imojean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
145 births
- 1930s
1930s
188 births
- 1940s
1940s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 188 births (43% of all-time use).
Imojean decade highlights
- Peak decade 188 births
- Runner-up 145 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Imojean by state
Where Imojean concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 12 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 12 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.1% |
12 of 435 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Kentucky 2.8% of nationwide
- Tennessee 2.8% of nationwide
- Georgia 1.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Kentucky accounts for 2.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Imojean's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (188 total births) through the 1940s (96) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Kentucky records the most Imojeans (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Imojean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1933)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1917–1949 (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 Imojean 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.
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