US rank #14057 Girls' name Peak 2006 1,115 births

Emaleigh — #14057 US girls' name

1,115 babies named Emaleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1402000s4722010s4392020s64
#14057
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 20% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Emaleigh was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

72 babies were named Emaleigh in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emaleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,115 babies named Emaleigh between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emaleigh currently holds the #14057 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 72 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emaleigh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 472 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Emaleigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 63 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Emaleigh in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emaleigh 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 1,115 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.

Emaleigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,115

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2006

72 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#14,057

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emaleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
72
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
020406080 202420202016201220082004200019961993 19

Emaleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
472 births that decade — 42% of Emaleigh's all-time total
1990s1402000s4722010s4392020s64

Emaleigh by state

Where Emaleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emaleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
63 5.7%
#2 Florida
11 1.0%
#3 Georgia
11 1.0%
#4 North Carolina
11 1.0%
#5 Pennsylvania
10 0.9%
#6 Alabama
7 0.6%
#7 Tennessee
6 0.5%
#8 Virginia
6 0.5%
Texas share of Emaleigh's total US births 5.7%
Even split

63 of 1,115 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Emaleigh appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emaleigh?
1,115 babies have been named Emaleigh since 1993. It currently ranks #14057 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 72 births.
When was Emaleigh most popular?
Emaleigh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 472 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Emaleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Emaleigh are Texas (63 births), Florida (11 births), Georgia (11 births).
How long has the name Emaleigh been used?
Emaleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emaleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emani, Ema, Emalee, Eman, 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, 1993–2024 (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.