# Imogen (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/imogen/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Meaning | “girl”, “maiden” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɪməd͡ʒɪn/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Immy, Immie |
| Variant spellings | Imogene |
| US babies named this | 3,179 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 3,179 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 34,406, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

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

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 108 | 1,864 |
| 2012 | 113 | 1,805 |
| 2013 | 131 | 1,637 |
| 2014 | 160 | 1,423 |
| 2015 | 141 | 1,555 |
| 2016 | 173 | 1,365 |
| 2017 | 171 | 1,356 |
| 2018 | 170 | 1,333 |
| 2019 | 161 | 1,397 |
| 2020 | 184 | 1,238 |
| 2021 | 167 | 1,336 |
| 2022 | 184 | 1,288 |
| 2023 | 196 | 1,213 |
| 2024 | 216 | 1,121 |
| 2025 | 211 | 1,117 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,773 | 32 |
| 2012 | 1,454 | 37 |
| 2013 | 1,538 | 34 |
| 2014 | 1,463 | 34 |
| 2015 | 1,478 | 34 |
| 2016 | 1,400 | 37 |
| 2017 | 1,284 | 39 |
| 2018 | 1,179 | 41 |
| 2019 | 1,075 | 45 |
| 2020 | 932 | 52 |
| 2021 | 998 | 48 |
| 2022 | 792 | 61 |
| 2023 | 762 | 58 |
| 2024 | 691 | 64 |
| 2025 | 648 | 69 |

## People named Imogen

- Imogen Poots, British actress
- Imogen Heap, British musician
- Imogen Cunningham, American photographer (1883-1976)
- Imogen Grant, British rower
- Imogen Holst, English composer, arranger, conductor, teacher and festival administrator (1907-1984)
- Imogen Stubbs, British actress
- Imogen Hassall, English actress (1942-1980)
- Imogen Cooper, British pianist
- Imogen Kogge, German actress
- Imogen Walsh, British rower

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.