Total births
100
Girls' name · since 2015
Emerleigh
Emerleigh has 100 recorded births since 2015 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7561
- among girls today
- 100
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 57%
- more common than other girls
Emerleigh currently ranks #7561 among girls' names in America, with 100 babies recorded since 2015.
Emerleigh has 100 recorded births among girls since 2015, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7561 as of the latest data, more common than 57% 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 2015 to 2025.
- #7561 among girls today
- 100 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
- 57% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Emerleigh is currently the #7561 girls' name in America, more common than 57% of girls - 100 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7561
- among girls today
- 100
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 57%
- more common than other girls
Emerleigh vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7561
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 57% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
72% of everyone ever named Emerleigh was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
18 babies were named Emerleigh in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Emerleigh compares
100 24th 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
Emerleigh's all-time total is 74% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emerleigh | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 100 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 48 | 19,840 |
Emerleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emerleigh's full recorded timeline at 2021, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emerleigh at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#7,561
Active since
2015
Emerleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Emerleigh by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Emerleigh's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Emerleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
- 2020s
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 72 births (72% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Emerleigh? ▼
Emerleigh has been given to 100 babies in the U.S. since 2015, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #7561 as of the latest data. 18 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
When was Emerleigh most popular? ▼
Emerleigh was most popular in the 2020s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Emerleigh been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Emerleigh since 2015 -- 11 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Emerleigh? ▼
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 Emerleigh
Nearby Names Like Emerleigh
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Emerleigh
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 Emerleigh side by side: Emerleigh vs Emery Emerleigh vs Emerson Emerleigh vs Emely
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2015–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Emerleigh: #7561 Girls' Name - 100 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/emerleigh. 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 Emerleigh 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 July 2026.