US rank #8094 Girls' name Peak 2005 1,378 births

Emileigh — #8094 US girls' name

1,378 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.

1980s511990s3062000s5142010s4102020s97
#8094
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

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

2005
Single peak year

61 babies were named Emileigh in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emileigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,378 babies named Emileigh between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emileigh currently holds the #8094 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emileigh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 514 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Emileigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 81 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Emileigh in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emileigh 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 1,378 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.

Emileigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,378

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2005

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,094

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emileigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
61
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
020406080 20242018201220062000199419881981 5

Emileigh by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
514 births that decade — 37% of Emileigh's all-time total
1980s511990s3062000s5142010s4102020s97

Emileigh by state

Where Emileigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emileigh
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%
Texas share of Emileigh's total US births 5.9%
Even split

81 of 1,378 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Emileigh appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emileigh?
1,378 babies have been named Emileigh since 1981. It currently ranks #8094 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 61 births.
When was Emileigh most popular?
Emileigh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 514 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Emileigh most popular?
The top states for the name Emileigh are Texas (81 births), Georgia (19 births), Ohio (16 births).
How long has the name Emileigh been used?
Emileigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emileigh?
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.

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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, 1981–2024 (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.