Girls' name · since 1975
Emilly
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 1,462 babies named Emilly, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,797 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,875 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,462
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emilly currently ranks #2875 among girls' names in America, with 1,462 babies recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Emilly recorded 1,462 times among girls since 1975, holding rank #2875 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #5,797 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,875 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,462 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emilly ranks #5,797 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,875 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,462 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,797 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,875 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,462
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emilly's 1,462 recorded births place it above 91.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Emilly compares
1,462 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Emilly's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emilly | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,462 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emilly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emilly's full recorded timeline at 2002, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 69 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emilly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Emilly by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (603 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Emilly's strongest decade.
603 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Emilly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 61
1980s
61 births
- 1990s
1990s
272 births
- 2000s
2000s
603 births
- 2010s
2010s
321 births
- 2020s 178
2020s
178 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 603 births (41% of all-time use).
How Emilly 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 Emilly's total volume
Emilly by state
Where Emilly concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 160 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 122 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 92 | 6.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 43 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 41 | 2.8% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 31 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Connecticut | | 6 | 0.4% |
160 of 1,462 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Emilly appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emilly's data
- Emilly's decade-level peak was the 2000s (603 total births); usage has since declined to 178 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Emillys (160 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 Emilly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Emilly 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.