Girls' name · since 1913
Emmalou
Emmalou has 269 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,881 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 269
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emmalou sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 269 recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmalou has been recorded 269 times among girls since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2024.
- #16,881 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 269 born since 1913
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmalou ranks #16,881 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 269 born since 1913, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,881 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 269
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emmalou's 269 recorded births place it above 76.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Emmalou's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emmalou splits its recorded history at 2007: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emmalou popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2024
- Peak year (2014)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Emmalou by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (97 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Emmalou's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Emmalou births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 24
1910s
24 births
- 1920s 29
1920s
29 births
- 1930s 26
1930s
26 births
- 1940s 24
1940s
24 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
97 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 97 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Emmalou's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (97 total births) through the 2020s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Emmalou: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Emmalou draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.