How Many People Are Named Emmalou?
An estimated 179 people in the United States have the first name Emmalou. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Emmalou peaked in popularity in 2014 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emmalou 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 Emmalou paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
179
About 1 in 1,914,829 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2014
15 births
Total Registered
269
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emmalou
Emmalou is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 269 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Emmalou as a female name
Ranked #15,951 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (15 births)
Emmalou: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emmalou span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 97 babies were registered. While Emmalou is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Emmalou by Decade
How has Emmalou 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.
Emmalou + Last Name Combinations
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Emmalou: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emmalou?
We estimate approximately 179 people named Emmalou 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 1,914,829 Americans share this first name.
Is Emmalou a common name?
Emmalou is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 269 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emmalou most popular?
Emmalou reached peak popularity in 2014, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emmalou is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emmalou a female name?
Emmalou is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emmalou Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emmalou Smith, Emmalou Johnson, Emmalou 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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