Total births
39
Girls' name · since 1987
Emilye
Emilye has 39 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 39
- total births
- 1987–2006
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
Emilye is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 39 have been recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emilye has been recorded 39 times among girls since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2006.
- 39 total births
- 1987–2006 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 56% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
39 girls have been named Emilye since 1987, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2006.
- 39
- total births
- 1987–2006
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Emilye was born in this single decade.
1994
Single peak year
7 babies were named Emilye in 1994 - its busiest year on record.
Emilye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emilye splits its recorded history at 2000: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emilye at a glance
Last recorded 2006Peak year
1994
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1987
Emilye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2006
- Peak year (1994)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Emilye by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Emilye's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Emilye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 22 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Emilye? ▼
Emilye has been given to 39 babies in the U.S. since 1987, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2006. 7 babies were born in 1994, its single highest year.
When was Emilye most popular? ▼
Emilye was most popular in the 2000s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Emilye been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Emilye since 1987 -- 20 years through the most recent 2006 data.
What names are similar to Emilye? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Emilye
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1987–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Emilye: Baby Name Since 1987 - 39 Births, Peak 1994." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/emilye. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Emilye 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 July 2026.