Girls' name · since 1986
Emeli
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 1,417 babies named Emeli, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,918 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,408 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,417
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,417 babies have been named Emeli since 1986, making it today's #4408 girls' name.
Emeli has 1,417 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4408 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of girls, 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 1986 to 2025.
- #5,918 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,408 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,417 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emeli ranks #5,918 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,408 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,417 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,918 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,408 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,417
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emeli's 1,417 recorded births place it above 91.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Emeli compares
1,417 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Emeli's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emeli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,417 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 91 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emeli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emeli splits its recorded history at 2007: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 91 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emeli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 91
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Emeli by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (651 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Emeli's strongest decade.
651 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Emeli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 152
1990s
152 births
- 2000s
2000s
651 births
- 2010s
2010s
423 births
- 2020s 175
2020s
175 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 651 births (46% of all-time use).
How Emeli 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 Emeli's total volume
Emeli by state
Where Emeli concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 279 | 19.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 170 | 12.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 93 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 25 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 10 | 0.7% |
279 of 1,417 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Emeli appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emeli's data
- Emeli's decade-level peak was the 2000s (651 total births); usage has since declined to 175 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Emelis (279 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 Emeli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Emeli 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.