Anastasia vs Imogen
Anastasia and Imogencompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Anastasia was ranked #212 and Imogen #69 among girls in England and Wales.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2024, Anastasia was ranked #87 and Imogen #86 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Anastasia was ranked #295 and Imogen #97 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Anastasia was ranked #337 and Imogen #119 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Anastasia was ranked #266 and Imogen #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Anastasia and Imogen over time
Anastasia and Imogen appear together in 3 published lists, across 72 years of shared records. Imogen held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Anastasia in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Imogen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Anastasia in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Anastasia and Imogen changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1979 and 2025, ending at #266 and #483.
- Longest-running competitions
Anastasia and Imogen were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #212 and #69.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Anastasia #174 in 2022, Imogen #255 in 2020.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Anastasia held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Imogen in 30.
Highest recorded here: Anastasia #135 in 2021, Imogen #26 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anastasia #212, Imogen #69.
Republic of Ireland · Girls30 shared years, 1979–2025
Anastasia held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Imogen in 5.
Highest recorded here: Anastasia #174 in 2022, Imogen #255 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anastasia #266, Imogen #483.
Northern Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 2004–2024
Anastasia held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Imogen in 12.
Highest recorded here: Anastasia #183 in 2022, Imogen #108 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anastasia #337, Imogen #119.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Anastasia | Imogen |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 4 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #96 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #69 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anastasia has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Imogen.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Anastasia
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #127 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2022–2025
Highest recorded position: #87 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2024 (recorded 2022–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #212 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Imogen
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #26 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #69 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls