NameTides

Imelda

Imelda was the #4,265 girls' name in the US in 2025 (33 babies), and #2,788 in England & Wales and #2,282 in Canada.

Imelda as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Imelda as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Imelda as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#4,265 (33)#2,788 (9)—#2,282 (9)
2024#3,639 (42)#2,116 (13)——
2023#4,363 (32)#1,959 (14)——
2022#4,295 (33)#3,534 (6)——
2021#3,801 (39)#1,962 (14)—#2,616 (7)
2020#3,607 (41)#1,618 (18)——
2019#4,546 (30)#1,562 (19)——
2018#3,853 (38)#3,178 (7)——
2017#4,384 (32)#1,681 (18)——
2016#4,157 (35)#2,547 (10)——
2015#6,452 (19)#2,496 (10)——
2014#5,456 (24)#2,659 (9)——
2013#5,013 (27)#3,536 (6)——
2012#4,387 (33)#2,717 (9)——
2011#5,728 (23)#2,150 (12)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1978 at #947.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1891.

How common is it?

about 1 in 48,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 48,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 28,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Imelda is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 45,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 35,000 to 1 in 59,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Imelda by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #3,095CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Imelda (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ImeldaCanadaGirls#2,2829
ImeldaEngland & WalesGirls#2,7889
ImeldaIrelandGirls—too few
ImeldaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ImeldaUSGirls#4,26533