Girls' name · since 1912
Emely
Emely has 23,864 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #503 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,864
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emely is the #503 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 23,864 recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Emely recorded 23,864 times among girls since 1912, holding rank #503 nationally today, ahead of 97% 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 1912 to 2025.
- #948 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #503 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 23,864 born since 1912
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emely ranks #948 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #503 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 23,864 born since 1912, peaking in the 2000s.
- #948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #503 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,864
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emely's 23,864 recorded births place it above 98.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Emely compares
23,864 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Emely's all-time total is 63x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emely | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23,864 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,092 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emely splits its recorded history at 1988: 98% of all births land in the more recent half, 2% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 1,092 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emely popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 1,092
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Emely popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1999 (Emely as boys' name)
Emely by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (9,218 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Emely's strongest decade.
9,218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Emely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 15
1910s
15 births
- 1920s 20
1920s
20 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 48
1960s
48 births
- 1970s 151
1970s
151 births
- 1980s 368
1980s
368 births
- 1990s 2,440
1990s
2,440 births
- 2000s
2000s
9,218 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,661 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,906 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 9,218 births (39% of all-time use).
How Emely 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 Emely's total volume
Emely by state
Where Emely concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,746 | 24.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 3,015 | 12.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 2,891 | 12.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,637 | 6.9% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 1,195 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 831 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 797 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 734 | 3.1% |
5,746 of 23,864 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Emely appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emely's data
- Emely's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (9,218 total births) through the 2020s (3,906) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Emelys (5,746 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 Emely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Emely 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.