Girls' name · since 1915
Emley
Emley has 11 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #53,056 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Emley is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Emley recorded 11 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1938.
- #53,056 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1915
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emley ranks #53,056 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.
- #53,056 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Emley's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Emley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emley's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1938, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1938
- Peak year (1915)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Emley by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1910s was Emley's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Emley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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What to do with Emley's data
- Emley's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Emley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1915–1938 (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 Emley 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.