Girls' name · since 1937
Emalie
Emalie has 1,167 recorded births since 1937 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,167
- born since 1937
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emalie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,167 have been recorded since 1937.
Social Security Administration records show Emalie recorded 1,167 times among girls since 1937, 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 1937 to 2024.
- #6,751 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,167 born since 1937
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emalie ranks #6,751 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,167 born since 1937, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,167
- born since 1937
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emalie's 1,167 recorded births place it above 90.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Emalie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emalie's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 71, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emalie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Emalie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (517 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Emalie's strongest decade.
517 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Emalie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 65
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
267 births
- 2000s
2000s
517 births
- 2010s
2010s
270 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 517 births (44% of all-time use).
How Emalie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Emalie's total volume
Emalie by state
Where Emalie concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 78 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 59 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 8 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Washington | | 5 | 0.4% |
78 of 1,167 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Emalie's data
- Emalie's decade-level peak was the 2000s (517 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Emalies (78 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emalie: 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 (~87 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, 1937–2024 (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 Emalie 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.