The baby name Emelda appears in baby name data for the United States from 1911 to 1986. It was most popular in 1924 with 28 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Emelda has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1913 | 10 |
| 1914 | 10 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 12 |
| 1917 | 13 |
| 1918 | 11 |
| 1919 | 14 |
| 1920 | 19 |
| 1921 | 23 |
| 1922 | 20 |
| 1923 | 26 |
| 1924 | 28 |
| 1925 | 21 |
| 1926 | 27 |
| 1927 | 21 |
| 1928 | 20 |
| 1929 | 17 |
| 1930 | 16 |
| 1931 | 17 |
| 1932 | 15 |
| 1933 | 13 |
| 1934 | 9 |
| 1935 | 12 |
| 1936 | 17 |
| 1937 | 11 |
| 1938 | 16 |
| 1939 | 23 |
| 1940 | 16 |
| 1941 | 6 |
| 1942 | 12 |
| 1943 | 15 |
| 1944 | 13 |
| 1945 | 8 |
| 1946 | 13 |
| 1947 | 7 |
| 1948 | 18 |
| 1949 | 14 |
| 1950 | 14 |
| 1951 | 10 |
| 1952 | 11 |
| 1953 | 10 |
| 1954 | 13 |
| 1955 | 13 |
| 1956 | 8 |
| 1957 | 11 |
| 1958 | 9 |
| 1959 | 9 |
| 1960 | 5 |
| 1962 | 8 |
| 1963 | 6 |
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1968 | 5 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1976 | 5 |
| 1986 | 10 |