girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Imogen

Meaning girl, maiden Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,117 Trend ↑ Rising 25%

First used by William Shakespeare in Cymbeline, a misprint for Innogen, from Scottish Gaelic inghean (“girl, maiden”)

Rank 2025
#1,117
among girls · ↑4 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
211
named Imogen · -2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,617
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
216 babies
All-time total
3,179
#3,478 all-time among girls
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Imogen popularity over time

3,179 babies have been named Imogen since 1915, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 14 1 – #3,260
1920s 20 2 +43% #3,769
1930s – – – –
1940s 5 1 – #5,565
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 50 5 – #8,391
2000s 503 50 +906% #2,455
2010s 1,429 143 +184% #1,333
2020s (to 2025) 1,158 193 +35% #1,117

Where Imogen is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 219 0.14 outside top 500
2027 227 0.14 outside top 500
2028 233 0.15 outside top 500
2029 239 0.15 outside top 500
2030 244 0.15 outside top 500

Where Imogen is most popular

Girls named Imogen per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.120 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, Oregon, and Washington.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Imogen born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
District of Columbia 5 0.422 +251%
Oregon 25 0.384 +220%
Washington 44 0.305 +154%
Kansas 13 0.225 +88%
Virginia 38 0.223 +86%
Minnesota 24 0.222 +85%
Colorado 24 0.215 +79%
Michigan 39 0.214 +78%
Massachusetts 25 0.207 +72%
Illinois 39 0.170 +42%
New York 66 0.167 +39%
Ohio 37 0.156 +30%
Pennsylvania 31 0.131 +9%
Georgia 26 0.114 -5%
California 92 0.109 -9%
Wisconsin 10 0.097 -19%
Texas 71 0.088 -26%
Utah 7 0.084 -30%
Kentucky 6 0.070 -42%
Tennessee 10 0.063 -47%
North Carolina 14 0.061 -49%
New Jersey 11 0.061 -49%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -52%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -54%
Maryland 5 0.047 -61%
Florida 19 0.044 -63%
Indiana 6 0.043 -64%
Missouri 5 0.041 -65%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Imogen

Imogen is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,117 in 2025 with 211 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 3,179 American babies have been named Imogen. Its peak came in 2024, when 216 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Imogen stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Imogen?

The median living Imogen is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 13. An estimated 3,100 people named Imogen are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Imogen year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 211 #1,117
2024 216 #1,121
2023 196 #1,213
2022 184 #1,288
2021 167 #1,336
2020 184 #1,238
2019 161 #1,397
2018 170 #1,333
2017 171 #1,356
2016 173 #1,365
2015 141 #1,555
2014 160 #1,423
2013 131 #1,637
2012 113 #1,805
2011 108 #1,864
2010 101 #1,981
2009 78 #2,455
2008 77 #2,471
2007 64 #2,835
2006 62 #2,827
2005 38 #3,834
2004 37 #3,848
2003 45 #3,256
2002 42 #3,296
2001 42 #3,271
2000 18 #6,050
1995 8 #9,910
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 8 #3,769
1915 8 #3,260
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Imogen

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Imogen Poots Imogen Poots British actress (born 1989) Contemporary
  2. 2 Imogen Heap Imogen Heap British musician (born 1977) Contemporary
  3. 3 Imogen Cunningham Imogen Cunningham American photographer (1883–1976) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Imogen, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Imogen?

The median living Imogen is about 8 years old. Half of all living Imogens are between 3 and 13 years old.

How many people named Imogen are alive today?

An estimated 3,100 people named Imogen are alive in the United States, based on 3,179 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Imogen mean?

First used by William Shakespeare in Cymbeline, a misprint for Innogen, from Scottish Gaelic inghean (“girl, maiden”)

How popular is the name Imogen in 2025?

Imogen ranked #1,117 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 211 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Imogen?

3,179 babies have been named Imogen in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Imogen most popular?

Imogen peaked in 2024, when 216 newborns received the name.

Is Imogen a boy or girl name?

Imogen is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Imogen rising or falling?

Imogen is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Imogen become more popular?

Imogen is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 244 girls named Imogen in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Imogen?

Well-known people named Imogen include Imogen Poots (actor), Imogen Heap (singer), Imogen Cunningham (photographer).

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