Girls' name · since 1987
Emaly
Emaly has 504 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,806 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 504
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emaly sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 504 recorded since 1987.
Emaly has 504 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2023.
- #11,806 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 504 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emaly ranks #11,806 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 504 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,806 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 504
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emaly's 504 recorded births place it above 83.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Emaly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emaly's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emaly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2023
- Peak year (2006)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Emaly by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (240 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Emaly's strongest decade.
240 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Emaly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
118 births
- 2000s
2000s
240 births
- 2010s
2010s
113 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 240 births (48% of all-time use).
How Emaly 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 Emaly's total volume
Emaly by state
Where Emaly concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 2.2% |
29 of 504 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Emaly's decade-level peak was the 2000s (240 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Emalys (29 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emaly: 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 (~36 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, 1987–2023 (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 Emaly 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.