US rank #1385 Girls' name Peak 2003 26,482 births

Emilie — #1385 US girls' name

26,482 babies named Emilie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1385
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 92% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Emilie was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

660 babies were named Emilie in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emilie

The Social Security Administration has registered 26,482 babies named Emilie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emilie currently holds the #1385 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 660 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emilie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 5,742 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Emilie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,581 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Emilie in 46 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emilie 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 26,482 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.

Emilie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

26,482

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2003

660 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,385

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emilie popularity over time — girls

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
660
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Emilie popularity over time — boys

7 total births recorded since 1989 (Emilie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 1989 7

Emilie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
5,742 births that decade — 22% of Emilie's all-time total
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Emilie by state

Where Emilie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emilie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,581 9.7%
#2 New York
1,844 7.0%
#3 Texas
1,836 6.9%
#4 Pennsylvania
1,333 5.0%
#5 Illinois
1,136 4.3%
#6 Ohio
953 3.6%
#7 Florida
922 3.5%
#8 New Jersey
682 2.6%
California share of Emilie's total US births 9.7%
Even split

2,581 of 26,482 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.

Emilie appears in 46 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emilie?
26,482 babies have been named Emilie since 1880. It currently ranks #1385 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 660 births.
When was Emilie most popular?
Emilie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 5,742 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Emilie most popular?
The top states for the name Emilie are California (2,581 births), New York (1,844 births), Texas (1,836 births).
How long has the name Emilie been used?
Emilie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emilie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emily, Emilia, 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.