Girls' name · since 1974
Emili
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 1,923 babies named Emili, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,818 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,209 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,923
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emili is the #4209 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,923 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emili has been recorded 1,923 times among girls since 1974, currently ranked #4209 nationally and more common than 76% 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 1974 to 2025.
- #4,818 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,209 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,923 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emili ranks #4,818 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,209 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,923 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,818 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,209 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,923
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emili's 1,923 recorded births place it above 93.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Emili compares
1,923 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Emili's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emili | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,923 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 112 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emili's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emili splits its recorded history at 2000: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 112 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emili popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 112
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Emili by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (856 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Emili's strongest decade.
856 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Emili births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 52
1970s
52 births
- 1980s 144
1980s
144 births
- 1990s
1990s
438 births
- 2000s
2000s
856 births
- 2010s 314
2010s
314 births
- 2020s 119
2020s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 856 births (45% of all-time use).
How Emili 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 Emili's total volume
Emili by state
Where Emili concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 248 | 12.9% |
| #2 | California | | 168 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 35 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 23 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 18 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 16 | 0.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 16 | 0.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 9 | 0.5% |
248 of 1,923 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Emili appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emili's data
- Emili's decade-level peak was the 2000s (856 total births); usage has since declined to 119 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Emilis (248 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emili: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Emili 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.