Total births
76
Girls' name · since 2000
Emelee
Emelee has 76 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 76
- total births
- 2000–2015
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
Emelee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 76 have been recorded since 2000.
Emelee has 76 recorded births among girls since 2000, 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 2000 to 2015.
- 76 total births
- 2000–2015 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
Emelee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emelee's full recorded timeline at 2008, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emelee at a glance
Last recorded 2015Peak year
2006
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2000
Emelee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2015
- Peak year (2006)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Emelee by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Emelee's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Emelee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 51 births (67% of all-time use).
Emelee by state
Where Emelee concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| 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? ▼
Emelee has been given to 76 babies in the U.S. since 2000, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 13 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Emelee since 2000 -- 16 years through the most recent 2015 data.
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.
What to do with Emelee's data
- Emelee's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (51 total births) through the 2010s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Emelees (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Emelee
Nearby Names Like Emelee
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Emelee
Emery Girl
#70 43,837 births
Emerson Girl
#151 34,050 births
Emely Girl
#427 23,864 births
Emersyn Girl
#154 22,246 births
Emelia Girl
#574 14,028 births
Compare Emelee side by side: Emelee vs Emery Emelee vs Emerson Emelee vs Emely
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2000–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Emelee: Baby Name Since 2000 - 76 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/emelee. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Emelee 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 July 2026.