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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Emelda

Emelda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 1171st; the most babies were born in 1926 (34). More babies were named Emelda in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192634 babies
Total since 1880
1,396babies recorded

Emelda popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#13,6255
1980#6,43110
1970#3,46918
1960#4,8898
1950#2,07122
1940#1,70522
1930#1,62524
1920#1,56128
1910#1,6709
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Emelda, counting every spelling?

Emelda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Emelda?

About 600 people born in the US named Emelda are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 54 and 77. That makes Emelda a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Emelda by state

How common Emelda was among girls born in each state in 1924–1928, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (40.4×). In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 1.00 per 1,000 babiesLA1.00Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Emelda, girls, 1924–1928. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Emelda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Emelda, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Emelda

How popular is the name Emelda?

Emelda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 1171st; the most babies were born in 1926 (34). More babies were named Emelda in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Emelda a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,396 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Emelda most popular?

In 1924–1928, Emelda was most common in Louisiana (1.00 per 1,000 girls).