Recorded 1920–2016 Girls' name Peak 1927 31 births

Emelene — girls' name

31 babies named Emelene in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

31 girls have been named Emelene since 1920, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2016.

31
total births
1920–2016
years on record
1920s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Emelene was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

6 babies were named Emelene in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emelene

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Emelene between 1920 and 2016, spanning 97 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emelene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emelene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Emelene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emelene 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 31 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.

Emelene at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

31

Since 1920

97 years of records

Peak year

1927

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1920

Recorded for 97 years

Last year on file: 2016

Emelene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1920

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1927)
6
Annual births at peak — across 97 years of records
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Emelene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
21 births that decade — 68% of Emelene's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emelene?
31 babies have been named Emelene since 1920. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1927 with 6 births.
When was Emelene most popular?
Emelene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Emelene been used?
Emelene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 97 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Emelene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emery, Emerson, Emely, Emersyn, 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, 1920–2016 (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.