Girls' name · since 1981
Emileigh
1,383 babies named Emileigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,014 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,446 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,383
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,383 babies have been named Emileigh since 1981, making it today's #15446 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Emileigh recorded 1,383 times among girls since 1981, holding rank #15446 nationally today, ahead of 11% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #6,014 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,446 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,383 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emileigh ranks #6,014 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,446 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,383 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,014 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,446 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,383
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emileigh's 1,383 recorded births place it above 91.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Emileigh compares
1,383 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Emileigh's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emileigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,383 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emileigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emileigh's full recorded timeline at 2005, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emileigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Emileigh by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (514 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Emileigh's strongest decade.
514 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Emileigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 51
1980s
51 births
- 1990s
1990s
306 births
- 2000s
2000s
514 births
- 2010s
2010s
410 births
- 2020s 102
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 514 births (37% of all-time use).
How Emileigh compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Emileigh's total volume
Emileigh by state
Where Emileigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 81 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 19 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 14 | 1.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 8 | 0.6% |
81 of 1,383 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Emileigh appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emileigh's data
- Emileigh's decade-level peak was the 2000s (514 total births); usage has since declined to 102 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Emileighs (81 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 Emileigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Emileigh 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.