Recorded 1917–2023 Girls' name Peak 2005 1,779 births

Emiley — girls' name

1,779 babies named Emiley in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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2000s
Peak decade

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

2005
Single peak year

80 babies were named Emiley in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emiley

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,779 babies named Emiley between 1917 and 2023, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emiley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 80 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emiley performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 664 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Emiley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 137 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Emiley in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emiley 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 1,779 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.

Emiley at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,779

Since 1917

107 years of records

Peak year

2005

80 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1917

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2023

Emiley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1917

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2005)
80
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Emiley by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
664 births that decade — 37% of Emiley's all-time total
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Emiley by state

Where Emiley concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emiley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
137 7.7%
#2 Texas
113 6.4%
#3 Florida
31 1.7%
#4 Ohio
16 0.9%
#5 Missouri
11 0.6%
#6 North Carolina
10 0.6%
#7 Oklahoma
10 0.6%
#8 Indiana
7 0.4%
California share of Emiley's total US births 7.7%
Even split

137 of 1,779 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Emiley appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emiley?
1,779 babies have been named Emiley since 1917. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2005 with 80 births.
When was Emiley most popular?
Emiley was most popular in the 2000s decade with 664 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Emiley most popular?
The top states for the name Emiley are California (137 births), Texas (113 births), Florida (31 births).
How long has the name Emiley been used?
Emiley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 107 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Emiley?
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, 1917–2023 (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.