Emelda
Girl name · French · Greek · Latin · Spanish
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 3
- Peak
- #1,152 in 1909
0 babies were named Emelda in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1907–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryEmelda first shows up in US birth records in 1907, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 118 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1909, when it reached #1,152.
About the name Emelda
Emelda is a girl name of French, Greek and Latin origin. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-lda”. US birth records list Emelda for girls from 1907 to 2019, in 86 of those 113 years. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked #1,152 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2019, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:French namesGreek namesLatin namesSpanish names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 20 | 50,505 girls |
| 1910s | 19 | 53,191 girls |
| 1920s | 24 | 41,545 girls |
| 1930s | 20 | 48,996 girls |
| 1940s | 13 | 75,358 girls |
| 1950s | 10 | 98,619 girls |
| 1960s | 7.2 | 138,696 girls |
| 1970s | 6.6 | 151,286 girls |
| 1980s | 4.3 | 233,645 girls |
| 1990s | 0.5 | 1,851,852 girls |
| 2000s | 0.3 | 3,571,429 girls |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 1,562,500 girls |
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Questions about the name Emelda
What is the origin of the name Emelda?
Emelda has French, Greek, Latin, Spanish roots in our records. Other French names include Charlotte, Evelyn, Violet.
Is Emelda a boy or girl name?
Emelda is a girl name.
How popular is the name Emelda?
Emelda is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2019. It peaked at #1,152 in 1909.