Girls' name · since 1880
Emelia
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 14,028 babies named Emelia, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,349 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #601 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,028
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emelia is the #601 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 14,028 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Emelia recorded 14,028 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #601 nationally today, ahead of 97% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,349 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #601 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,028 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emelia ranks #1,349 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #601 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,028 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,349 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #601 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,028
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emelia's 14,028 recorded births place it above 98.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Emelia compares
14,028 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Emelia's all-time total is 37x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emelia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,028 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 701 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emelia splits its recorded history at 1953: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1970 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 701 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 701
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Emelia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,988 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Emelia's strongest decade.
4,988 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Emelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 201
1880s
201 births
- 1890s 273
1890s
273 births
- 1900s 229
1900s
229 births
- 1910s 409
1910s
409 births
- 1920s 445
1920s
445 births
- 1930s 224
1930s
224 births
- 1940s 194
1940s
194 births
- 1950s 189
1950s
189 births
- 1960s 134
1960s
134 births
- 1970s 126
1970s
126 births
- 1980s 310
1980s
310 births
- 1990s 699
1990s
699 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,077 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,988 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,530 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,988 births (36% of all-time use).
How Emelia 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 Emelia's total volume
Emelia by state
Where Emelia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,093 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 853 | 6.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 676 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 495 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 477 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 477 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 467 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 441 | 3.1% |
1,093 of 14,028 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Emelia appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emelia's data
- Emelia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,988 total births) through the 2020s (3,530) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Emelias (1,093 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 Emelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Emelia 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.