Girls' name · since 1997
Emerly
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 382 babies named Emerly, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,897 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,281 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 382
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emerly is the #3281 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 382 recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Emerly recorded 382 times among girls since 1997, holding rank #3281 nationally today, ahead of 81% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #13,897 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,281 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 382 born since 1997
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emerly ranks #13,897 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,281 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 382 born since 1997, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,897 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,281 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 382
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Emerly's 382 recorded births place it above 80.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Emerly compares
382 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Emerly's all-time total is 2% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emerly | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 382 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emerly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emerly's full recorded timeline at 2017, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emerly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Emerly by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (230 births, 60% of the file).
2020s was Emerly's strongest decade.
230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Emerly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
132 births
- 2020s
2020s
230 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 230 births (60% of all-time use).
Emerly by state
Where Emerly concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 44 | 11.5% |
| #2 | California | | 34 | 8.9% |
44 of 382 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Emerlys (44 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Emerly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Emerly 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.