US rank #15369 Girls' name Peak 2014 269 births

Emmalou — #15369 US girls' name

269 babies named Emmalou in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s241920s291930s261940s242000s322010s972020s37
#15369
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 13% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Emmalou was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

15 babies were named Emmalou in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emmalou

The Social Security Administration has registered 269 babies named Emmalou between 1913 and 2024, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emmalou currently holds the #15369 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emmalou performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 97 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Emmalou shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emmalou 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 269 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.

Emmalou at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

269

Since 1913

112 years of records

Peak year

2014

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#15,369

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1913

Recorded for 112 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emmalou popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1913

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
15
Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
05101520 20242019201420081942193119241913 6

Emmalou by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
97 births that decade — 36% of Emmalou's all-time total
1910s241920s291930s261940s242000s322010s972020s37

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emmalou?
269 babies have been named Emmalou since 1913. It currently ranks #15369 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 15 births.
When was Emmalou most popular?
Emmalou was most popular in the 2010s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Emmalou been used?
Emmalou has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 112 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emmalou?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emma, Emmy, Emmie, Emmalee, 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, 1913–2024 (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.