Top 50 US name Girls' name Peak 2021 64,367 births

Emilia — #43 US girls' name

64,367 babies named Emilia in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#43
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99.8% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Emilia was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

4,851 babies were named Emilia in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emilia

The Social Security Administration has registered 64,367 babies named Emilia between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emilia currently holds the #43 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 4,851 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emilia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 24,344 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Emilia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 9,621 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Emilia in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emilia 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 64,367 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.

Emilia at a glance

Top 100 girls' name

Total births

64,367

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2021

4,851 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#43

In the top 100

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emilia popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 100 girls' name
Peak year (2021)
4,851
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Emilia popularity over time — boys

40 total births recorded since 2018 (Emilia as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 40 births
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Emilia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
24,344 births that decade — 38% of Emilia's all-time total
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Emilia by state

Where Emilia concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emilia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
9,621 14.9%
#2 Texas
7,581 11.8%
#3 New York
5,224 8.1%
#4 Illinois
3,463 5.4%
#5 Florida
3,356 5.2%
#6 New Jersey
2,335 3.6%
#7 Pennsylvania
2,145 3.3%
#8 Massachusetts
1,878 2.9%
California share of Emilia's total US births 14.9%
Even split

9,621 of 64,367 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Emilia appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emilia?
64,367 babies have been named Emilia since 1880. It currently ranks #43 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 4,851 births.
When was Emilia most popular?
Emilia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 24,344 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Emilia most popular?
The top states for the name Emilia are California (9,621 births), Texas (7,581 births), New York (5,224 births).
How long has the name Emilia been used?
Emilia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emilia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emily, Emilie, Emilee, Emi, 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, 1880–2024 (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.