girl's name

Emmilou

EM-ee-loo (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 35

Emmilou is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2022 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 figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 2016, when 6 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2014.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Emmilou Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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Births named Emmilou by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2010s 21
2020s (to 2025) 11

How Popular Is Emmilou?

In 2022, Emmilou was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Emmilou Is Used

England & Wales as Emmi-Lou #6,010 3 in 2010
United States #16,396 5 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Emmilou Is Spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Emmi-Lou Emmi-Lou is Emmilou written with a hyphen, used in England and Wales, where it ranks #6,010. 3

Names That Peaked Alongside Emmilou

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Emmilou Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Emmilou over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Emmilou

  • English EM-ee-loo

Sibling Names for Emmilou

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Emmilou — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Emmilou

How popular is the name Emmilou?

In 2022, Emmilou was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Emmilou a girl's or a boy's name?

Emmilou is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Emmilou?

Emmilou has 3 syllables.

When was Emmilou most popular?

Emmilou peaked in 2016, when 6 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.