Girls' name · since 2001

Emilya

Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 221 babies named Emilya, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#18,798 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,541 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
221
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade

221 babies have been named Emilya since 2001, making it today's #10541 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Emilya recorded 221 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #10541 nationally today, ahead of 39% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.

  • #18,798 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #10,541 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 221 born since 2001
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emilya ranks #18,798 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,541 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 221 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.

#18,798 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,541 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
221
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%39%
Emilya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Emilya's 221 recorded births place it above 73.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Emilya compares

221 39th percentile among 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

Emilya's all-time total is 41% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Emilya Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 221 376 567,345
Peak-year births 15 21 19,840

Emilya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Emilya's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Emilya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
15
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
46810121416 20012007201020142017202020232025 9

Emilya by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (105 births, 48% of the file).

2010s was Emilya's strongest decade.

105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Emilya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 105 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emilya?
Since 2001, Social Security records show 221 babies named Emilya. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #18,798 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #10,541 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2018, with 15 births.
Where does Emilya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emilya ranks #18,798 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,541 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Emilya most popular?
Emilya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Emilya been used?
The SSA has tracked Emilya since 2001 -- 25 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Emilya?
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.

What to do with Emilya's data

  • Emilya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (105 total births) through the 2020s (63) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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 Emilya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2001–2025 (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 Emilya 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.