Total births
166
Girls' name · since 1919
Emila
Emila has 166 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7297
- among girls today
- 166
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 59%
- more common than other girls
Emila currently ranks #7297 among girls' names in America, with 166 babies recorded since 1919.
Emila has 166 recorded births among girls since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7297 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #7297 among girls today
- 166 born since 1919
- 2010s peak decade
- 59% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Emila is currently the #7297 girls' name in America, more common than 59% of girls - 166 born since 1919, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7297
- among girls today
- 166
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 59%
- more common than other girls
Emila vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7297
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 59% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
44% of everyone ever named Emila was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
15 babies were named Emila in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Emila compares
166 33rd 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
Emila's all-time total is 57% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emila | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 166 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 48 | 19,840 |
Emila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emila splits its recorded history at 2015: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emila at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#7,297
Active since
1919
Emila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Emila by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Emila's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Emila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
73 births
- 2020s
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 73 births (44% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Emila? ▼
Since 1919, Social Security records show 166 babies named Emila. Today it holds rank #7297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 15 births.
When was Emila most popular? ▼
Emila was most popular in the 2010s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Emila been used? ▼
Records for Emila go back to 1919, giving 107 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Emila? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emily, Emilia, Emilie, Emilee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Emila's data
- Emila's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (73 total births) through the 2020s (62) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Emila
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Emila
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Emilia Girl
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Emilie Girl
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Emilee Girl
#1699 24,019 births
Emi Girl
#995 4,360 births
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Emila
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2,279 births · Peak 1991
Johnna #7295
10,029 births · Peak 1963
Nicola #7299
5,078 births · Peak 1972
Ellinore #7294
151 births · Peak 2020
Valli #7300
753 births · Peak 1952
Alydia #7293
627 births · Peak 2014
Aubry #7301
3,020 births · Peak 2008
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, 1919–2025 (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. "Emila: #7297 Girls' Name - 166 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/emila. 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 Emila 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.