Emelda is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1926 and has since faded.
Emelda is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2019. Emelda was first reported in SSA data in 1907 and peaked in 1926 (34 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | #16,267 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | #15,062 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #16,095 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #14,162 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #13,625 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | #8,992 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #10,759 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #9,897 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #8,613 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #8,424 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | #5,929 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #8,492 |
| 1981 | 11 | — | #5,998 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | #6,431 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #9,331 |
| 1978 | 14 | — | #4,748 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #8,760 |
| 1976 | 11 | — | #5,319 |
| 1975 | 13 | — | #4,666 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #7,984 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #7,703 |
| 1972 | 13 | — | #4,363 |
| 1971 | 10 | — | #5,227 |
| 1970 | 18 | — | #3,469 |
| 1969 | 17 | — | #3,363 |
| 1968 | 13 | — | #3,848 |
| 1967 | 9 | — | #4,721 |
| 1966 | 10 | — | #4,277 |
| 1965 | 14 | — | #3,454 |
| 1964 | 15 | — | #3,418 |
| 1963 | 15 | — | #3,380 |
| 1962 | 19 | — | #2,842 |
| 1961 | 11 | — | #4,088 |
| 1960 | 8 | — | #4,889 |
| 1959 | 18 | — | #2,790 |
| 1958 | 16 | — | #3,005 |
| 1957 | 20 | — | #2,587 |
| 1956 | 17 | — | #2,856 |
| 1955 | 24 | — | #2,235 |
| 1954 | 21 | — | #2,396 |
| 1953 | 17 | — | #2,623 |
| 1952 | 22 | — | #2,223 |
| 1951 | 17 | — | #2,510 |
| 1950 | 22 | — | #2,071 |
| 1949 | 19 | — | #2,292 |
| 1948 | 27 | — | #1,830 |
| 1947 | 16 | — | #2,560 |
| 1946 | 22 | — | #1,979 |
| 1945 | 11 | — | #2,786 |
| 1944 | 22 | — | #1,823 |
| 1943 | 19 | — | #2,015 |
| 1942 | 19 | — | #1,997 |
| 1941 | 13 | — | #2,437 |
| 1940 | 22 | — | #1,705 |
| 1939 | 30 | — | #1,358 |
| 1938 | 19 | — | #1,819 |
| 1937 | 22 | — | #1,650 |
| 1936 | 22 | — | #1,604 |
| 1935 | 24 | — | #1,519 |
| 1934 | 16 | — | #2,022 |
| 1933 | 18 | — | #1,854 |
| 1932 | 20 | — | #1,774 |
| 1931 | 23 | — | #1,606 |
| 1930 | 24 | — | #1,625 |
| 1929 | 24 | — | #1,607 |
| 1928 | 26 | — | #1,605 |
| 1927 | 30 | — | #1,494 |
| 1926 | 34 | — | #1,365 |
| 1925 | 25 | — | #1,709 |
| 1924 | 33 | — | #1,452 |
| 1923 | 33 | — | #1,404 |
| 1922 | 25 | — | #1,699 |
| 1921 | 30 | — | #1,525 |
| 1920 | 28 | — | #1,561 |
| 1919 | 23 | — | #1,710 |
| 1918 | 18 | — | #2,053 |
| 1917 | 19 | — | #1,866 |
| 1916 | 20 | — | #1,754 |
| 1915 | 22 | — | #1,588 |
| 1914 | 15 | — | #1,761 |
| 1913 | 14 | — | #1,621 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | #3,112 |
| 1911 | 8 | — | #1,835 |
| 1910 | 9 | — | #1,670 |
| 1909 | 13 | — | #1,171 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | #1,690 |