Imogen
Imogen, or Imogene, is a female given name, see Innogen § Name for its origins.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Imogen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Imogen, or Imogene, is a female given name, see Innogen § Name for its origins.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Imogen
Imogen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1915, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 216 births, good for #1,120 nationwide. About 42% of every Imogen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Imogen ranks #1,120 for baby girls with 216 births, rising sharply (+20% over the past five years). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Imogen
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Imogen. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Imogen
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Imogen was a politically influential sister of Rivallon I of Dol , a contemporary and ally of William the Conqueror during the Breton-Norman War .
- Imogen Annesley (born 1970), Australian actress
- Imogen Bailey (born 1977), Australian model, actress and singer
- Imogen Bankier (born 1987), Scottish badminton player
- Imogen Binnie (born 1978/1979), American novelist and screenwriter
- Imogen Boorman (born 1971), British actress from Hellbound: Hellraiser II
- Imogen Cairns (born 1989), British gymnast
- Imogene Coca (1908–2001), American comic actress
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Names that sound like Imogen
Phonetically similar names — useful when Imogen is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Imogen
Imogen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Imogen's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,120. Use the chart and map above to compare Imogen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.