US rank #3692 Girls' name Peak 2023 745 births

Emelina — #3692 US girls' name

745 babies named Emelina in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s91920s251930s51960s171980s471990s502000s1342010s2932020s165
#3692
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 79% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Emelina was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

43 babies were named Emelina in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emelina

The Social Security Administration has registered 745 babies named Emelina between 1919 and 2024, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emelina currently holds the #3692 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emelina performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 293 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Emelina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 100 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Emelina in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emelina 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 745 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.

Emelina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

745

Since 1919

106 years of records

Peak year

2023

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,692

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1919

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emelina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1919

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
43
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
01020304050 202420182012200619991993198219281919 9

Emelina by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
293 births that decade — 39% of Emelina's all-time total
1910s91920s251930s51960s171980s471990s502000s1342010s2932020s165

Emelina by state

Where Emelina concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Emelina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
100 13.4%
#2 Texas
34 4.6%
#3 Florida
12 1.6%
#4 Illinois
5 0.7%
#5 New Mexico
5 0.7%
#6 New York
5 0.7%
California share of Emelina's total US births 13.4%
Even split

100 of 745 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emelina?
745 babies have been named Emelina since 1919. It currently ranks #3692 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 43 births.
When was Emelina most popular?
Emelina was most popular in the 2010s decade with 293 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Emelina most popular?
The top states for the name Emelina are California (100 births), Texas (34 births), Florida (12 births).
How long has the name Emelina been used?
Emelina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 106 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emelina?
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.

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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, 1919–2024 (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.