Recorded 1921–1937 Girls' name Peak 1931 107 births

Emmogene — girls' name

107 babies named Emmogene in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s621930s45

The verdict

107 girls have been named Emmogene since 1921, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1937.

107
total births
1921–1937
years on record
1920s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Emmogene was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

15 babies were named Emmogene in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emmogene

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Emmogene between 1921 and 1937, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emmogene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emmogene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Emmogene shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by West Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Emmogene in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emmogene 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 107 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.

Emmogene at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

107

Since 1921

17 years of records

Peak year

1931

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1921

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1937

Emmogene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1921

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1931)
15
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
05101520 19371934193119291927192519231921 7

Emmogene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
62 births that decade — 58% of Emmogene's all-time total
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Emmogene by state

Where Emmogene concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Emmogene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
5 4.7%
#2 West Virginia
5 4.7%
Kentucky share of Emmogene's total US births 4.7%
Even split

5 of 107 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emmogene?
107 babies have been named Emmogene since 1921. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1931 with 15 births.
When was Emmogene most popular?
Emmogene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
Where is Emmogene most popular?
The top states for the name Emmogene are Kentucky (5 births), West Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Emmogene been used?
Emmogene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 17 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Emmogene?
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.

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, 1921–1937 (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.