Imogen vs Isabel
Imogen and Isabelcompared 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 2024, Imogen was ranked #64 and Isabel #169 among girls in England and Wales.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2014, Imogen was ranked #71 and Isabel #92 among girls in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2020, Imogen was ranked #79 and Isabel #94 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Imogen was ranked #97 and Isabel #431 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Imogen was ranked #119 and Isabel #253 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Imogen was ranked #483 and Isabel #127 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Imogen and Isabel over time
Imogen and Isabel appear together in 4 published lists, across 96 years of shared records. Imogen held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Isabel in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Isabel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Imogen in 1. 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.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Imogen and Isabel averaged 45.6 places apart, ending at #64 and #169.
- Longest-running competitions
Imogen and Isabel were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 33 years, from 1979 to 2025, ending at #483 and #127.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1979–2025
Imogen held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Isabel in 33.
Highest recorded here: Imogen #255 in 2020, Isabel #59 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Imogen #483, Isabel #127.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Imogen held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Isabel in 5.
Highest recorded here: Imogen #26 in 2010, Isabel #45 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Imogen #64, Isabel #169.
Northern Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 2001–2024
Imogen held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Isabel in 0.
Highest recorded here: Imogen #103 in 2007, Isabel #180 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Imogen #119, Isabel #253.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls14 shared years, 2006–2020
Imogen held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Isabel in 0.
Highest recorded here: Imogen #33 in 2013, Isabel #56 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Imogen #79, Isabel #94.
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 | Imogen | Isabel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #127 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Imogen and Isabel both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #26 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Isabel
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #422 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #45 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #320 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls