US rank #4458 Girls' name Peak 2003 2,587 births

Emelie — #4458 US girls' name

2,587 babies named Emelie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s801890s791900s711910s1011920s1311930s1311940s1091950s521960s401970s671980s1201990s3312000s5852010s5162020s174
#4458
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 75% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Emelie was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

76 babies were named Emelie in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emelie

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,587 babies named Emelie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emelie currently holds the #4458 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 76 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emelie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 585 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Emelie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 350 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Emelie in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emelie 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 2,587 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.

Emelie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,587

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2003

76 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,458

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emelie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
76
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
020406080 202420071990197219461927190918911880 10

Emelie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
585 births that decade — 23% of Emelie's all-time total
1880s801890s791900s711910s1011920s1311930s1311940s1091950s521960s401970s671980s1201990s3312000s5852010s5162020s174

Emelie by state

Where Emelie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Emelie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
350 13.5%
#2 Texas
145 5.6%
#3 Florida
83 3.2%
#4 New York
54 2.1%
#5 Arizona
5 0.2%
#6 Massachusetts
5 0.2%
#7 Pennsylvania
5 0.2%
California share of Emelie's total US births 13.5%
Even split

350 of 2,587 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emelie?
2,587 babies have been named Emelie since 1880. It currently ranks #4458 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 76 births.
When was Emelie most popular?
Emelie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 585 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Emelie most popular?
The top states for the name Emelie are California (350 births), Texas (145 births), Florida (83 births).
How long has the name Emelie been used?
Emelie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emelie?
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.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.