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Imogene

/ˈɪmədʒin/ · 100% girls · 70 born in 2025

Imogene has been given to about 27,956 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1927, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈɪmədʒin/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 8,954
Median age today89 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Imogene per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1927 · 1,494
  • Born in 202570
  • All time27,956

How popular is Imogene?

Its best year was 1927, when 1,494 babies were given the name, ranking 157th. The typical living American called Imogene is about 89 years old today. It is relatively most common in Tennessee, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Imogene

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Emogene0.85
  2. Georgene0.68
  3. Irene0.64
  4. Lorene0.64
  5. Jolene0.64
  6. Simone0.64
  7. Ilene0.64
  8. Ione0.64

Middle names for Imogene

Ranked by flow score
  1. Imogene Rose0.89
  2. Imogene Marie0.89
  3. Imogene Grace0.89
  4. Imogene Louise0.89
  5. Imogene Claire0.88
  6. Imogene Mae0.88

Sibling names for Imogene

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Juniorbrother · 0.94
  2. Mavissister · 0.91
  3. Luellasister · 0.91
  4. Cleoeither · 0.90
  5. Lenorasister · 0.86
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.85

Where Imogene is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Tennessee0.01%
  2. Michigan0.01%
  3. Texas0.00%
  4. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Imogene White0.84
  2. Imogene Nguyen0.84
  3. Imogene Moore0.84
  4. Imogene Hill0.84
  5. Imogene Hall0.84
  6. Imogene Brown0.84

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Imogene

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Imogene across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.