Emi vs Emily

Side-by-side comparison of Emi and Emily - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Emi

Girl name · Rank #995

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Name B

Emily

Girl name · Rank #25

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Metric Emi Emily
Current Rank #995 #25
Total Births (all years) 4,360 896,487
Peak Year 2025 1999
Peak Year Births 303 26,542
Peak Decade 2010s 1990s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Emi Emily
1880s - 3,368
1890s - 5,476
1900s - 6,423
1910s 16 17,069
1920s 37 18,754
1930s 10 11,916
1940s 10 13,409
1950s 19 12,839
1960s 48 12,332
1970s 141 46,839
1980s 257 131,764
1990s 279 237,262
2000s 706 223,768
2010s 1,523 117,646
2020s 1,314 37,622

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Emi Emily
2014 200 12,670
2015 168 11,808
2016 174 11,006
2017 120 9,817
2018 158 8,718
2019 166 8,259
2020 161 6,918
2021 175 6,594
2022 202 6,498
2023 213 6,177
2024 260 5,984
2025 303 5,451

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1916–2025.

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