Imelda

Girl name

Imelda has been given to 7,476 babies in the U.S. since 1891. It peaked in 1978.

Meaning & origin

From Romance (Italian Imelda, Spanish Imelda), from German Irmhild.

Origin: Romance languages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

7,476

Peak year

1978 (149 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1891

10-year trend

▲ +74%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Imelda.

7,471 babies since 1961

7,399 babies since 1956

7,556 babies since 1917

7,356 babies since 1944

7,277 babies since 1932

7,239 babies since 1882

7,204 babies since 1917

7,784 babies since 1882

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