US rank #3834 Girls' name Peak 2003 1,403 births

Emilly — #3834 US girls' name

1,403 babies named Emilly in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s271980s611990s2722000s6032010s3212020s119
#3834
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 78% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Emilly was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

69 babies were named Emilly in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emilly

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,403 babies named Emilly between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emilly currently holds the #3834 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 69 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emilly performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 603 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Emilly shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 149 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Emilly in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emilly 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 1,403 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.

Emilly at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,403

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2003

69 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,834

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emilly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
69
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
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Emilly by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
603 births that decade — 43% of Emilly's all-time total
1970s271980s611990s2722000s6032010s3212020s119

Emilly by state

Where Emilly concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emilly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
149 10.6%
#2 Massachusetts
122 8.7%
#3 Texas
86 6.1%
#4 Florida
41 2.9%
#5 New York
38 2.7%
#6 New Jersey
31 2.2%
#7 Georgia
11 0.8%
#8 Connecticut
6 0.4%
California share of Emilly's total US births 10.6%
Even split

149 of 1,403 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Emilly appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emilly?
1,403 babies have been named Emilly since 1975. It currently ranks #3834 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 69 births.
When was Emilly most popular?
Emilly was most popular in the 2000s decade with 603 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Emilly most popular?
The top states for the name Emilly are California (149 births), Massachusetts (122 births), Texas (86 births).
How long has the name Emilly been used?
Emilly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emilly?
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, 1975–2024 (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.