Given name
Emelda
“warrior in the universal battle”·“resembling a prized emerald”
In Spanish use, Emelda has a related form in Imelda. One Italian interpretation is “warrior in the universal battle.” Emelda is a variant of Esmeralda. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling a prized emerald.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Emelda has a related form in Imelda. One Italian interpretation is “warrior in the universal battle.” Emelda is a variant of Esmeralda. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling a prized emerald.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Spanish use, Emelda has a related form in Imelda. An origin associated with Imelda is Germanic. Emelda is a variant of Esmeralda. An origin associated with Esmeralda is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Emelda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,396
- 0 boys · 1,396 girls
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 34 in 1926. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,652 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Emelda’s family of names
Emelda has a related form in Esmeralda. In Spanish usage, Emelda has a related form in Imelda.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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