How Many People Are Named Emilda?
An estimated 11 people in the United States have the first name Emilda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Emilda peaked in popularity in 1947 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emilda 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 Emilda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Emilda is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
- Emilda is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
11
About 1 in 31,159,485 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1947
6 births
Total Registered
22
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emilda
Emilda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 22 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Emilda as a female name
Ranked #10,070 in 1977
5 female births in 1977
Peak: 1947 (6 births)
Emilda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emilda span from the 1910s to the 1970s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 12 babies were registered. While Emilda is less common than at its peak in the 1940s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Emilda by Decade
How has Emilda 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.
Emilda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emilda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Emilda
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Emilda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emilda?
We estimate approximately 11 people named Emilda 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 31,159,485 Americans share this first name.
Is Emilda a common name?
Emilda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 30.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emilda most popular?
Emilda reached peak popularity in 1947, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emilda is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emilda a female name?
Emilda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emilda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emilda Smith, Emilda Johnson, Emilda 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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