The first name Imelda

In 2025, 9 girls were named Imelda, making it the 2,788th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2019, with 19 births (#1,562).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Imelda with other names.

In 2025, 33 girls born in the United States were named Imelda, the 4,295th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1978, when 149 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Imelda Staunton
  British actress (born 1956)
• Imelda Wiguna
  Badminton player, born 1951
• Imelda Cajipe-Endaya
  Filipina artist, born 1949
• Imee Marcos
  Filipina politician and former actress (born 1955)
• Mel Read
  British politician (born 1939)

• Mia
• Ottilie
• Elsa
• Vienna
• Lorelei
• Lorelai
• Susanne
• Millicent
• Bertha
• Hedwig
• Wilhelmina
• Gretchen
• Bettina
• Hildegard
• Hannelore
• Mitzi

All 62 names of German origin

What does the name Imelda mean?

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

What is the origin of the name Imelda?

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

How popular is the name Imelda?

In 2025, 9 girls born in England and Wales were named Imelda, ranking 2,788th. Its peak was 2019, with 19 births.

Is Imelda a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 7,476 US babies named Imelda since 1880 were girls.

When was Imelda most popular?

1978 in the United States, when 149 babies were named Imelda, its highest rank at 947th.