UK girl's name
Emmy-Lou
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2016. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Emmy-Lou is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Emmy-Lou popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2016 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5785, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2010, with 4 births.
This profile covers 10 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 2001 to 2016. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 75% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 10 living people in the UK are called Emmy-Lou. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2017 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Emmy-Lou ranked #5785 for girls in England and Wales in 2016, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2010, when 4 girls were registered as Emmy-Lou.
- • About 10 living people in the UK are estimated to have Emmy-Lou as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5785
2016
Births in 2016
3
Latest year
Peak year
2010
4 births
Estimated living
10
2026
Popularity
Emmy-Lou over time
The chart below shows babies named Emmy-Lou registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2001 to 2016. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Emmy-Lou, the clearest high point is 2010. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2016, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Emmy-Lou by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Emmy-Lou was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #5237 | 7 | 2 |
| 2000s | #3998 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Emmy-Lou
- Emily 121,621
- Ella 69,101
- Ellie 63,522
- Evie 52,944
- Emma 50,755
- Eleanor 40,576
- Elizabeth 39,225
- Erin 34,816
- Eva 29,738
- Evelyn 26,911
- Elsie 23,671
- Emilia 22,167
FAQ
Emmy-Lou: questions and answers
How popular is the name Emmy-Lou in the UK right now?
In 2016, Emmy-Lou was ranked #5785 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Emmy-Lou most popular?
The peak year on record was 2010, with 4 babies registered as Emmy-Lou in England and Wales.
How many people are called Emmy-Lou in the UK?
A total of 10 babies have been registered as Emmy-Lou across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.