Imelda
Imelda was the 4295th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1911, when it ranked 770th; the most babies were born in 1978 (149). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,265 places. More babies were named Imelda in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,295 girls, down 647 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1978149 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,476babies recorded
Imelda popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,295 | 33 |
| 2020 | #3,648 | 41 |
| 2010 | #5,492 | 25 |
| 2000 | #2,605 | 57 |
| 1990 | #1,674 | 88 |
| 1980 | #1,143 | 119 |
| 1970 | #1,054 | 116 |
| 1960 | #1,241 | 78 |
| 1950 | #1,205 | 59 |
| 1940 | #1,281 | 34 |
| 1930 | #871 | 68 |
| 1920 | #1,057 | 50 |
| 1910 | #1,089 | 17 |
| 1900 | #1,076 | 13 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Imelda, counting every spelling?
Imelda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Imelda?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Imelda (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Imelda born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Imelda.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Imelda?
About 5,400 people born in the US named Imelda are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 32 and 59. That makes Imelda mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Imelda by state
How common Imelda was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Imelda
How popular is the name Imelda?
Imelda was the 4295th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1911, when it ranked 770th; the most babies were born in 1978 (149). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,265 places. More babies were named Imelda in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Imelda a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Imelda in the US.
Where is Imelda most popular?
In 2021–2025, Imelda was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.