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Emogene

girl name
Origin
Celtic
Syllables
3
Peak era
1920s/1930s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

a variant of Imogen, believed to stem from a printer's misreading of Shakespeare's Innogen, an old Celtic name possibly meaning maiden

Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1920s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Emogene peaked in the 1920s and the 1930s in nearly equal measure.

When you meet Emogene

Most people given the name Emogene in the United States were born between 1930 and 1949. The Emogene you meet today is most often in her 70s or 80s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Emogene

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