Is Imelda a boy or girl name?
Imelda is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 42 girls and 0 boys were named Imelda, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 7,442 US babies named Imelda were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,658
- Babies named Imelda since 1891
- 7,442
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 149 babies
Boys and girls named Imelda, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 33 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 105 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 457 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 597 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 476 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 412 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 666 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 786 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,283 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 897 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 748 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 510 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 286 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 186 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,658 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,398 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,315 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,900 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,644 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,585 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,878 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,430 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,192 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,558 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,534 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,063 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,422 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,810 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,492 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,304 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,888 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,399 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,949 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,945 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,091 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,812 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,295 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,342 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,605 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,824 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,055 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,055 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,264 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,657 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,112 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,887 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,615 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,683 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,674 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,567 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,974 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,651 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,518 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,657 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,452 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,321 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,214 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,141 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,144 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,232 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 149 | #947 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 138 | #988 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 137 | #937 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 137 | #931 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 127 | #971 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 130 | #937 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,101 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 141 | #925 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,055 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,113 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,101 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,223 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,226 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,233 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,464 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,230 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,354 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,253 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,241 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,310 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,190 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,138 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,314 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,147 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,369 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,201 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,241 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,230 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,205 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,328 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,177 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,156 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,343 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,384 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,677 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,479 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,331 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,194 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,281 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,205 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 63 | #893 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,291 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 49 | #982 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,089 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,154 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,002 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,000 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 50 | #988 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 68 | #871 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 53 | #995 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 79 | #809 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 64 | #943 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 72 | #874 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,025 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,052 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 60 | #959 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,095 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 61 | #949 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,057 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 61 | #903 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 57 | #955 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 66 | #847 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 63 | #860 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 55 | #886 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 44 | #882 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 35 | #903 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 27 | #987 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 32 | #770 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,089 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 19 | #947 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,482 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,719 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,632 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,123 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,758 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,377 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,261 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 15 | #868 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,076 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,223 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 13 | #985 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,354 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,414 |
Highest rank
Imelda has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #770 in 1911. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.