Total births
164
Girls' name · since 2013
Emerlee
Since 2013, U.S. Social Security records show 164 babies named Emerlee, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7909
- among girls today
- 164
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 55%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Emerlee is the #7909 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 164 recorded since 2013.
Emerlee has 164 recorded births among girls since 2013, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7909 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2025.
- #7909 among girls today
- 164 born since 2013
- 2020s peak decade
- 55% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Emerlee is currently the #7909 girls' name in America, more common than 55% of girls - 164 born since 2013, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7909
- among girls today
- 164
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 55%
- more common than other girls
Emerlee vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7909
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 55% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Emerlee was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
23 babies were named Emerlee in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Emerlee compares
164 33th percentile among 17,726 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
Emerlee's all-time total is 57% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emerlee | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 164 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 48 | 19,840 |
Emerlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emerlee's full recorded timeline at 2019, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emerlee at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#7,909
Active since
2013
Emerlee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Emerlee by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Emerlee's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Emerlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
- 2020s
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 103 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Emerlee? ▼
Since 2013, Social Security records show 164 babies named Emerlee. Today it holds rank #7909 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 23 births.
When was Emerlee most popular? ▼
Emerlee was most popular in the 2020s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Emerlee been used? ▼
Emerlee has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 13 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Emerlee? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Emerlee
Nearby Names Like Emerlee
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Emerlee
Emery Girl
#70 43,837 births
Emerson Girl
#151 34,050 births
Emely Girl
#427 23,864 births
Emersyn Girl
#154 22,246 births
Emelia Girl
#574 14,028 births
Compare Emerlee side by side: Emerlee vs Emery Emerlee vs Emerson Emerlee vs Emely
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Emerlee
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2013–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Emerlee: #7909 Girls' Name - 164 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/emerlee. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Emerlee 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 June 2026.