Recorded 2012–2020 Girls' name Peak 2013 27 births

Emilyah — girls' name

27 babies named Emilyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

27 girls have been named Emilyah since 2012, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.

27
total births
2012–2020
years on record
2010s
peak decade
81%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Emilyah was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

7 babies were named Emilyah in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emilyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Emilyah between 2012 and 2020, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emilyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emilyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Emilyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emilyah 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 27 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.

Emilyah at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

27

Since 2012

9 years of records

Peak year

2013

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2012

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2020

Emilyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2012

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2013)
7
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20202016201520132012 5

Emilyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
22 births that decade — 81% of Emilyah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emilyah?
27 babies have been named Emilyah since 2012. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2013 with 7 births.
When was Emilyah most popular?
Emilyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Emilyah been used?
Emilyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 9 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Emilyah?
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.

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, 2012–2020 (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.