Feminine dossier · first seen 1891

Imelda

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Imelda
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1978

Peak rank proxy

149

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1891Peak 19782024

Peak year

1978

Decline from peak

71.8%

2024

All-time

7,442

Imelda is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1978, when 149 girls were named Imelda.

In 2024, only 42 girls were given the name.

All told, about 7,442 Americans have been named Imelda and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1891.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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