Girls' name · since 1927
Emmo
Emmo has 12 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #51,712 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1927
- 1920s
- peak decade
12 girls have been named Emmo since 1927, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmo has been recorded 12 times among girls since 1927, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 1931.
- #51,712 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1927
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmo ranks #51,712 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1927, peaking in the 1920s.
- #51,712 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1927
- 1920s
- peak decade
Emmo's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Emmo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emmo's SSA record in two at 1931 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1931, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emmo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1931
- Peak year (1927)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Emmo by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).
1920s was Emmo's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Emmo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
7 births
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
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What to do with Emmo's data
- Emmo's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emmo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1927–1931 (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 Emmo 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.