Imogen

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A few things about Imogen you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Imogen

Imogen Poots

British actress

Choose Imogen and your child shares a first name with Imogen Poots, a British actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Imogen, like who?” Imogen Poots's Wikipedia article is available in 44 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 7,616 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Imogen, 211 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Imogen would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryImogen first shows up in US birth records in 1915, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 110 years since.
• 🏆Best yearImogen is at its all-time high right now: #1,117 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowImogen is 13× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 101,010 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 7,616.
• 🚀TrendImogen has climbed 119 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,117. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedImogen is most popular in Kansas, where it ranks #445, followed by Oregon (#483) and Massachusetts (#519). It's in the top 1,000 in 10 states.

About the name Imogen

Imogen is a girl name of English, Irish and Latin origin. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with I and ending in “-gen”. US birth records list Imogen for girls from 1915 to 2025, in 38 of those 111 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #1,117 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,117, with 211 babies.

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