Girl · English, from Shakespeare
Imogene
Say it: IM-uh-jeen
Meaning
A spelling of Imogen, the heroine of Shakespeare's Cymbeline; the name is probably a misprint of Innogen, a legendary British name possibly linked to Gaelic inghean 'girl, daughter'.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Mostly used in the US from the 1880s to the 1930s.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1920s
In the United States
- 27,621 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1927, about 1 in 798 girls
- 64 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Imogen
Famous bearers
- Imogene Coca, American comic actress
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Where this comes from
- Well-known works of literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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