Given name
Imogene
“a maiden”·“one who is innocent and pure”
Imogene is a variant of Imogen. Interpretations include “a maiden” and “one who is innocent and pure”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Imogene is a variant of Imogen. Interpretations include “a maiden” and “one who is innocent and pure”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Imogene is a variant of Imogen. A possible origin is Celtic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Imogene is a variant of Imogen. The history of Imogen gives this family its wider story. Shakespeare’s Cymbeline uses Imogen, while earlier accounts call the character Innogen. A misreading by Shakespeare or his printer may explain the change. The earlier form is probably connected with Gaelic inghean, “girl” or “maiden.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Imogene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 27,956
- 55 boys · 27,901 girls
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 1,494 babies
- 2025
- 70
- #2,521 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +27%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 70 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,521 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,494 in 1927. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,799 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Imogene’s family of names
In English usage, Imogene has a related form in Imogen.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Imogene
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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