Imelia
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — four syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Imelia by the numbers
Imelia was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Imelia
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Imelia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Imeldaall-powerful battle maiden9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Imela7 in the US (2017)
- Irelia3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Iselaa form of Gisela; pledge or hostage77 in the US (2017)
- ItaliaItaly; the land of the italics14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Idaliabehold the sun; from heliades10 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Imelia
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