Feminine dossier · first seen 1907

Emelda

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1926

Peak era

1926

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

Quick answers about Emelda

How many people are named Emelda?

An estimated 492 living Americans are named Emelda.

How rare is Emelda?

Emelda fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Emelda?

The median age of a living American named Emelda is approximately 62 years, with most bearers falling between 50 and 72 years old.

Is Emelda still popular?

Not especially. Emelda has been declining since its 1926 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Emelda most common?

Emelda has its strongest geographic signal in Louisiana, where it appears 39.8× more often than the national baseline.

1907Peak 19262025

Peak year

1926

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,396

Emelda last appeared in SSA records in 2019. Across its recorded history, about 1,396 American girls received the name.

Emelda peaked in 1926, when 34 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,396 Americans named Emelda since 1907.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1926

Living profile

616

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age66

Core range53–77

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.

Geographic heartland

Louisiana

39.8× higher affinity than the national baseline.

Louisiana · 1920s 39.8×

Louisiana · 1930s 34.8×

Louisiana · 1940s 32.8×