Imogene
Origin
Irish
Syllables
3
Peak era
1920s/1930s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
traditionally maiden, girl (from Shakespeare's Innogen); meaning debated
Popularity, 1890–2024
peak 1920s2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Imogene peaked in the 1920s and the 1930s in nearly equal measure.
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