US rank #1691 Girls' name Peak 2003 23,908 births

Emilee — #1691 US girls' name

23,908 babies named Emilee in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1691
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Emilee was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

1,019 babies were named Emilee in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emilee

The Social Security Administration has registered 23,908 babies named Emilee between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emilee currently holds the #1691 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 1,019 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emilee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 8,815 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Emilee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,911 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Emilee in 46 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emilee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 23,908 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Emilee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

23,908

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

2003

1,019 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,691

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emilee popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
1,019
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Emilee popularity over time — boys

8 total births recorded since 2004 (Emilee as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 8 births
8 2004 8

Emilee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
8,815 births that decade — 37% of Emilee's all-time total
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Emilee by state

Where Emilee concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emilee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,911 8.0%
#2 Texas
1,820 7.6%
#3 Ohio
1,206 5.0%
#4 Florida
1,070 4.5%
#5 Pennsylvania
933 3.9%
#6 Michigan
890 3.7%
#7 Indiana
781 3.3%
#8 Illinois
766 3.2%
California share of Emilee's total US births 8.0%
Even split

1,911 of 23,908 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.

Emilee appears in 46 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emilee?
23,908 babies have been named Emilee since 1916. It currently ranks #1691 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 1,019 births.
When was Emilee most popular?
Emilee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 8,815 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Emilee most popular?
The top states for the name Emilee are California (1,911 births), Texas (1,820 births), Ohio (1,206 births).
How long has the name Emilee been used?
Emilee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emilee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emily, Emilia, Emilie, Emi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.