Recorded 1917–1949 Girls' name Peak 1933 435 births

Imojean — girls' name

435 babies named Imojean in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s1451930s1881940s96
1930s
Peak decade

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

1933
Single peak year

26 babies were named Imojean in 1933 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Imojean

The Social Security Administration has registered 435 babies named Imojean between 1917 and 1949, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Imojean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Imojean performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 188 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Imojean shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Imojean in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Imojean 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 435 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.

Imojean at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

435

Since 1917

33 years of records

Peak year

1933

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1917

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1949

Imojean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1917

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1933)
26
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Imojean by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
188 births that decade — 43% of Imojean's all-time total
1910s61920s1451930s1881940s96

Imojean by state

Where Imojean concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Imojean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
12 2.8%
#2 Tennessee
12 2.8%
#3 Georgia
5 1.1%
Kentucky share of Imojean's total US births 2.8%
Even split

12 of 435 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Imojean?
435 babies have been named Imojean since 1917. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1933 with 26 births.
When was Imojean most popular?
Imojean was most popular in the 1930s decade with 188 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
Where is Imojean most popular?
The top states for the name Imojean are Kentucky (12 births), Tennessee (12 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Imojean been used?
Imojean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 33 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Imojean?
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, 1917–1949 (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.