US rank #9034 Boys' name Peak 1921 476 births

Emelio — #9034 US boys' name

476 babies named Emelio in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s371920s921930s451940s231950s211960s161970s121980s241990s782000s422010s532020s33
#9034
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 37% of names given to boys today.

1920s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Emelio was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

14 babies were named Emelio in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emelio

The Social Security Administration has registered 476 babies named Emelio between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Emelio currently holds the #9034 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emelio performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Emelio shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Emelio in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emelio 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 476 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.

Emelio at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

476

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

1921

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#9,034

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emelio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1921)
14
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
46810121416 202420132004199319671943193019221915 7

Emelio by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
92 births that decade — 19% of Emelio's all-time total
1910s371920s921930s451940s231950s211960s161970s121980s241990s782000s422010s532020s33

Emelio by state

Where Emelio concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Emelio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.1%
#2 Massachusetts
5 1.1%
California share of Emelio's total US births 1.1%
Even split

5 of 476 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emelio?
476 babies have been named Emelio since 1915. It currently ranks #9034 among boys. The peak year was 1921 with 14 births.
When was Emelio most popular?
Emelio was most popular in the 1920s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Emelio most popular?
The top states for the name Emelio are California (5 births), Massachusetts (5 births).
How long has the name Emelio been used?
Emelio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emelio?
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.

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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, 1915–2024 (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.