Feminine dossier · first seen 1924

Emmylou

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Emmylou
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2021

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1924Peak 20212024

Peak year

2021

Decline from peak

27.7%

2024

All-time

1,192

Emmylou has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2021, when 94 girls were named Emmylou.

In 2024, only 68 girls were given the name.

Down 27.7% from its peak.

All told, about 1,192 Americans have been named Emmylou and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1924.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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