US rank #6655 Girls' name Peak 2005 3,800 births

Emalee — #6655 US girls' name

3,800 babies named Emalee in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s191930s51940s211960s61970s231980s1891990s7562000s17022010s9432020s125
#6655
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 62% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Emalee was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

236 babies were named Emalee in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emalee

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,800 babies named Emalee between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emalee currently holds the #6655 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 236 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emalee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,702 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Emalee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 317 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Emalee in 31 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emalee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,800 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Emalee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,800

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2005

236 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,655

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emalee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
236
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Emalee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,702 births that decade — 45% of Emalee's all-time total
1910s111920s191930s51940s211960s61970s231980s1891990s7562000s17022010s9432020s125

Emalee by state

Where Emalee concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emalee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
317 8.3%
#2 California
262 6.9%
#3 Florida
124 3.3%
#4 Pennsylvania
114 3.0%
#5 Ohio
106 2.8%
#6 Michigan
99 2.6%
#7 Tennessee
77 2.0%
#8 Georgia
76 2.0%
Texas share of Emalee's total US births 8.3%
Even split

317 of 3,800 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.

Emalee appears in 31 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emalee?
3,800 babies have been named Emalee since 1918. It currently ranks #6655 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 236 births.
When was Emalee most popular?
Emalee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,702 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Emalee most popular?
The top states for the name Emalee are Texas (317 births), California (262 births), Florida (124 births).
How long has the name Emalee been used?
Emalee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emalee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emani, Ema, Eman, Emaline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.