How Many People Are Named Emelda?
An estimated 559 people in the United States have the first name Emelda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Emelda peaked in popularity in 1926 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emelda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Emelda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
559
About 1 in 613,156 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1926
34 births
Total Registered
1,396
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emelda
Emelda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,396 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Emelda as a female name
Ranked #16,255 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1926 (34 births)
Emelda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emelda span from the 1900s to the 2010s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 288 babies were registered. Emelda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Emelda by Decade
How has Emelda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Emelda by State
Birth registrations for Emelda span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, Texas, California. The lowest are in California, Texas, Louisiana. On average, about 251 Emeldas were registered per state.
Emelda + Last Name Combinations
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Emelda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emelda?
We estimate approximately 559 people named Emelda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 613,156 Americans share this first name.
Is Emelda a common name?
Emelda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,396 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emelda most popular?
Emelda reached peak popularity in 1926, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emelda is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emelda a female name?
Emelda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emelda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emelda Smith, Emelda Johnson, Emelda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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