Imelda Girl

How popular is Imelda?

#4,264 girl name in 2025

33 baby girls were named Imelda in the US in 2025, making it the 4264th most popular girl name.

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5,494living people named Imelda (est.)
48median age of people named Imelda
7,476babies named Imelda since 1880
1 in 100,465US babies born in 2025

Imelda popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#4,264 for girls (▼ 625 from 2024)
Babies in 202533 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+74% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#6,450 in 2015, #3,606 in 2020
Peak year1978 (149 girls)
Highest rank#766 in 1911
First recorded1891
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Imelda is most popular

Babies named Imelda per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (29 girls)
  2. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (23 girls)

Imelda by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1890s33#963
1900s105#857
1910s457#766
1920s597#805
1930s476#867
1940s412#1,149
1950s666#1,134
1960s786#1,099
1970s1,283#919
1980s897#1,139
1990s748#1,611
2000s510#2,327
2010s286#3,852
2020s220#3,606

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Questions

Is Imelda a boy or girl name?
Imelda is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Imelda were girls.
How popular is the name Imelda?
33 baby girls were named Imelda in the US in 2025, making it the 4264th most popular girl name.
When was Imelda most popular?
Imelda peaked in 1978, when 149 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #766 in 1911.
How many people are named Imelda?
7,476 babies have been named Imelda in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,494 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 48.
Where is Imelda most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Imelda was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.