Imelda — #3634 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Imelda

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,442 babies named Imelda between 1891 and 2024, spanning 134 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Imelda currently holds the #3634 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 149 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Imelda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 1,283 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Imelda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 2,223 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Imelda in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Imelda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 7,442 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.