Girls' name · since 1999
Emaley
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 68 babies named Emaley, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,436 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
68 girls have been named Emaley since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Emaley recorded 68 times among girls since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2012.
- #31,436 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 68 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emaley ranks #31,436 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 68 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #31,436 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emaley's 68 recorded births place it above 56.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Emaley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emaley's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emaley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2012
- Peak year (2004)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Emaley by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (51 births, 75% of the file).
2000s was Emaley's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Emaley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 51 births (75% of all-time use).
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What to do with Emaley's data
- Emaley's decade-level peak was the 2000s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 11 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 Emaley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1999–2012 (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 Emaley 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.