girl's name
Imene
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,142
Imene is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2006, when 260 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 39,300 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1975.
Imene over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 50 |
| 1980s | 320 |
| 1990s | 840 |
| 2000s | 1,885 |
| 2010s | 1,545 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 310 |
How popular is Imene?
In 2025, Imene was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Imene is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Imene is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Imène | Imène is a rare spelling of Imene, written with a grave accent and recorded about 1,005 times, mostly in France. | 1,005 |
| Iméne | Iméne is a rare spelling of Imene, written with an acute accent and recorded about 40 times, mostly in France. | 40 |
Names that peaked alongside Imene
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Imene also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Imene over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Imene
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Imene — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Imene
Is Imene a girl's or a boy's name?
Imene is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Imene most popular?
Imene peaked in 2006, when 260 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Imene a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Imene currently ranks #1,918 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.