Girls' name · since 1880
Emelie
Emelie has 2,612 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,099 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,612
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emelie currently ranks #5099 among girls' names in America, with 2,612 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Emelie recorded 2,612 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #5099 nationally today, ahead of 71% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #3,934 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,099 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,612 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emelie ranks #3,934 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,099 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,612 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,099 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,612
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emelie's 2,612 recorded births place it above 94.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Emelie compares
2,612 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Emelie's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emelie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,612 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 76 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emelie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emelie's SSA record in two at 1951 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1898, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 76, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emelie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 76
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Emelie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (585 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Emelie's strongest decade.
585 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Emelie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 80
1880s
80 births
- 1890s 79
1890s
79 births
- 1900s 71
1900s
71 births
- 1910s 101
1910s
101 births
- 1920s 131
1920s
131 births
- 1930s 131
1930s
131 births
- 1940s 109
1940s
109 births
- 1950s 52
1950s
52 births
- 1960s 40
1960s
40 births
- 1970s 67
1970s
67 births
- 1980s 120
1980s
120 births
- 1990s
1990s
331 births
- 2000s
2000s
585 births
- 2010s
2010s
516 births
- 2020s 199
2020s
199 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 585 births (22% of all-time use).
How Emelie 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 Emelie's total volume
Emelie by state
Where Emelie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 355 | 13.6% |
| #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% |
355 of 2,612 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Emelie's data
- Emelie's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (585 total births) through the 2020s (199) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Emelies (355 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 Emelie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
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 Emelie 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.