US rank #4584 Girls' name Peak 2006 1,888 births

Emili — #4584 US girls' name

1,888 babies named Emili in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s521980s1441990s4382000s8562010s3132020s85
#4584
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 74% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Emili was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

112 babies were named Emili in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emili

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,888 babies named Emili between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emili currently holds the #4584 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 112 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emili performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 856 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Emili shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 248 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Emili in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emili 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 1,888 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.

Emili at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,888

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2006

112 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,584

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emili popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
112
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
-50050100150 20242017201020031996198919821974 11

Emili by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
856 births that decade — 45% of Emili's all-time total
1970s521980s1441990s4382000s8562010s3132020s85

Emili by state

Where Emili concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emili
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
248 13.1%
#2 California
168 8.9%
#3 Georgia
35 1.9%
#4 Florida
23 1.2%
#5 Arizona
18 1.0%
#6 Illinois
16 0.8%
#7 New York
16 0.8%
#8 North Carolina
9 0.5%
Texas share of Emili's total US births 13.1%
Even split

248 of 1,888 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Emili appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emili?
1,888 babies have been named Emili since 1974. It currently ranks #4584 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 112 births.
When was Emili most popular?
Emili was most popular in the 2000s decade with 856 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Emili most popular?
The top states for the name Emili are Texas (248 births), California (168 births), Georgia (35 births).
How long has the name Emili been used?
Emili has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emili?
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, 1974–2024 (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.