Recorded 1917–2025 Girls' name Peak 1917 97 births

Emalene — girls' name

97 babies named Emalene in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s181920s331930s121940s62010s62020s22

The verdict

97 girls have been named Emalene since 1917, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2025.

97
total births
1917–2025
years on record
1920s
peak decade
34%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Emalene was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

7 babies were named Emalene in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emalene

The Social Security Administration has registered 97 babies named Emalene between 1917 and 2025, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emalene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emalene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Emalene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emalene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 97 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Emalene at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

97

Since 1917

109 years of records

Peak year

1917

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1917

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2025

Emalene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1917

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1917)
7
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2025202019371927192319181917 7

Emalene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
33 births that decade — 34% of Emalene's all-time total
1910s181920s331930s121940s62010s62020s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emalene?
97 babies have been named Emalene since 1917. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1917 with 7 births.
When was Emalene most popular?
Emalene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Emalene been used?
Emalene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 109 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Emalene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emani, Ema, Emalee, Eman, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.