girl's name
Emmalou
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 374
Emmalou is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2014, when 15 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1913.
Emmalou over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 24 |
| 1920s | 29 |
| 1930s | 26 |
| 1940s | 24 |
| 2000s | 32 |
| 2010s | 97 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 37 |
How popular is Emmalou?
In 2024, Emmalou was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Emmalou is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Emmalou is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Emma-Lou | Emma-Lou is Emmalou written with a hyphen, used in France, where it ranks #5,340. | 105 |
Names that peaked alongside Emmalou
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Emmalou also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Emmalou over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Emmalou
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Emmalou — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Emmalou
How popular is the name Emmalou?
In 2024, Emmalou was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Emmalou a girl's or a boy's name?
Emmalou is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Emmalou most popular?
Emmalou peaked in 2014, when 15 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.