Girls' name · since 1880
Emilia
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 69,076 babies named Emilia, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #481 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #45 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 69,076
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
Emilia currently ranks #45 among girls' names in America, with 69,076 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Emilia recorded 69,076 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #45 nationally today, ahead of 99.7% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #481 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #45 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 69,076 born since 1880
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emilia ranks #481 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #45 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 69,076 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.
- #481 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #45 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 69,076
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
Emilia's 69,076 recorded births place it above 99.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Emilia compares
69,076 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Emilia's all-time total is 184x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emilia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 69,076 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 4,854 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emilia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emilia's full recorded timeline at 1953, 93% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 7% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 4,854 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emilia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 4,854
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Emilia popularity over time - boys
45 total births recorded since 2018 (Emilia as boys' name)
Emilia by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (28,338 births, 41% of the file).
2020s was Emilia's strongest decade.
28,338 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Emilia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 133
1880s
133 births
- 1890s 238
1890s
238 births
- 1900s 376
1900s
376 births
- 1910s 895
1910s
895 births
- 1920s 1,212
1920s
1,212 births
- 1930s 798
1930s
798 births
- 1940s 691
1940s
691 births
- 1950s 686
1950s
686 births
- 1960s 718
1960s
718 births
- 1970s 726
1970s
726 births
- 1980s 1,360
1980s
1,360 births
- 1990s 2,209
1990s
2,209 births
- 2000s 6,348
2000s
6,348 births
- 2010s
2010s
24,348 births
- 2020s
2020s
28,338 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 28,338 births (41% of all-time use).
How Emilia 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 Emilia's total volume
Emilia by state
Where Emilia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10,331 | 15.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 8,207 | 11.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 5,520 | 8.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 3,679 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 3,678 | 5.3% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 2,501 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 2,297 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 1,991 | 2.9% |
10,331 of 69,076 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Emilia appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emilia's data
- California records the most Emilias (10,331 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Emilia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Emilia 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.