Girls' name · since 1983
Emilea
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 476 babies named Emilea, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,225 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,467 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 476
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emilea is the #15467 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 476 recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emilea has been recorded 476 times among girls since 1983, currently ranked #15467 nationally and more common than 11% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #12,225 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,467 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 476 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emilea ranks #12,225 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,467 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 476 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,225 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,467 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 476
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emilea's 476 recorded births place it above 83.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Emilea compares
476 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Emilea's all-time total is 27% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emilea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 476 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emilea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emilea's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2023, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emilea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Emilea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (173 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Emilea's strongest decade.
173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Emilea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
140 births
- 2000s
2000s
173 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 173 births (36% of all-time use).
Emilea by state
Where Emilea concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 1.3% |
6 of 476 births nationwide.
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What to do with Emilea's data
- Emilea's decade-level peak was the 2000s (173 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Emileas (6 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emilea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Emilea 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.