Girls' name · since 1924
Emmylou
Emmylou has 1,274 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,377 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,282 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,274
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,274 babies have been named Emmylou since 1924, making it today's #2282 girls' name.
Emmylou has 1,274 recorded births among girls since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2282 as of the latest data, more common than 87% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #6,377 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,282 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,274 born since 1924
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmylou ranks #6,377 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,282 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,274 born since 1924, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,377 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,282 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,274
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emmylou's 1,274 recorded births place it above 91.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Emmylou compares
1,274 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Emmylou's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emmylou | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,274 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emmylou's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emmylou's full recorded timeline at 2006, 85% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 15% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 94 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emmylou popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Emmylou by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (558 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Emmylou's strongest decade.
558 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Emmylou births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 117
1980s
117 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 90
2000s
90 births
- 2010s
2010s
558 births
- 2020s
2020s
452 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 558 births (44% of all-time use).
How Emmylou compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Emmylou's total volume
Emmylou by state
Where Emmylou concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 88 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 78 | 6.1% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 30 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Washington | | 17 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 10 | 0.8% |
88 of 1,274 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Emmylou appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emmylou's data
- Emmylou's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (558 total births) through the 2020s (452) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Emmylous (88 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emmylou: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Emmylou 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.