NameTrendsU.S. Baby Name Data

Imelda Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Imelda: every year it appeared on the national list since 1891, with 7,476 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
7,476
Peak year
1978 #947
Years on the list
130
10-year trend
+1.7%

In the 1970s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1891–2025

YearBirthsRank
201123#5813
201233#4422
201327#5064
201424#5534
201519#6560
201635#4193
201732#4431
201838#3879
201930#4587
202041#3648
202139#3832
202233#4317
202332#4400
202442#3667
202533#4295

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1978

CA
68
TX
49
AZ
9
IL
7

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