Recorded 1916–1961 Boys' name Peak 1960 26 births

Emeal — boys' name

26 babies named Emeal in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111960s15

The verdict

26 boys have been named Emeal since 1916, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1961.

26
total births
1916–1961
years on record
1960s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Emeal was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

8 babies were named Emeal in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emeal

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Emeal between 1916 and 1961, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Emeal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emeal performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Emeal shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Emeal in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emeal 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 26 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.

Emeal at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

26

Since 1916

46 years of records

Peak year

1960

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1916

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1961

Emeal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1916

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1960)
8
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
456789 1961196019171916 5

Emeal by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
15 births that decade — 58% of Emeal's all-time total
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Emeal by state

Where Emeal concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Emeal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
10 38.5%
Louisiana share of Emeal's total US births 38.5%

10 of 26 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emeal?
26 babies have been named Emeal since 1916. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1960 with 8 births.
When was Emeal most popular?
Emeal was most popular in the 1960s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Where is Emeal most popular?
The top states for the name Emeal are Louisiana (10 births).
How long has the name Emeal been used?
Emeal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 46 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Emeal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emerson, Emery, Emerick, Emeric, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1916–1961 (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.