Girls' name · since 1997
Emalea
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 118 babies named Emalea, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,294 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 118
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
118 girls have been named Emalea since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emalea has been recorded 118 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2016.
- #25,294 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 118 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emalea ranks #25,294 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 118 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #25,294 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 118
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emalea's 118 recorded births place it above 64.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Emalea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emalea's full recorded timeline at 2005, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emalea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2016
- Peak year (2006)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Emalea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (83 births, 70% of the file).
2000s was Emalea's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Emalea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 83 births (70% of all-time use).
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What to do with Emalea's data
- Emalea's decade-level peak was the 2000s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emalea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Emalea draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.