Boys' name · since 1914
Emuel
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Emuel, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,577 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Emuel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 12 recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Emuel recorded 12 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1924.
- #32,577 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 12 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emuel ranks #32,577 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #32,577 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Emuel's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Emuel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emuel's full recorded timeline at 1924, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emuel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1924
- Peak year (1924)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Emuel by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).
1920s was Emuel's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Emuel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Emuel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1914–1924 (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 Emuel 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.