Recorded 2000–2015 Girls' name Peak 2006 76 births

Emelee — girls' name

76 babies named Emelee in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

76 girls have been named Emelee since 2000, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

76
total births
2000–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Emelee was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

13 babies were named Emelee in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emelee

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Emelee between 2000 and 2015, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emelee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emelee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Emelee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Emelee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emelee 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 76 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.

Emelee at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

76

Since 2000

16 years of records

Peak year

2006

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

2000

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2015

Emelee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2000

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2006)
13
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
468101214 20152014201220112009200820062004200320022000 7

Emelee by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
51 births that decade — 67% of Emelee's all-time total
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Emelee by state

Where Emelee concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Emelee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 6.6%
Texas share of Emelee's total US births 6.6%

5 of 76 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emelee?
76 babies have been named Emelee since 2000. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2006 with 13 births.
When was Emelee most popular?
Emelee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Emelee most popular?
The top states for the name Emelee are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Emelee been used?
Emelee has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 16 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Emelee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emery, Emerson, Emely, Emersyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2000–2015 (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.