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Emmylou

Girl

Meaning of Emmylou: American: 'combination of Emmy and Lou'

Emmylou is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2196th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2196

80 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,274

First recorded 1924 · peak 2021

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 20 babies1982: 13 babies1983: 15 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 10 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 7 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 7 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 7 babies2003: 5 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 7 babies2006: 12 babies2007: 12 babies2008: 18 babies2009: 29 babies2010: 21 babies20102011: 30 babies2012: 43 babies2013: 53 babies2014: 47 babies2015: 69 babies2016: 73 babies2017: 74 babies2018: 78 babies2019: 70 babies2020: 79 babies20202021: 94 babies2022: 68 babies2023: 62 babies2024: 69 babies2025: 80 babies
US babies named Emmylou per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 94.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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