Girls' name · since 1916
Emly
20 babies named Emly in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #45,946 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
20 girls have been named Emly since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Emly recorded 20 times among girls since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2007.
- #45,946 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 20 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emly ranks #45,946 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #45,946 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Emly's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Emly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emly splits its recorded history at 1929: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births).
Emly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2007
- Peak year (1916)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Emly by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (10 births, 50% of the file).
1920s was Emly's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Emly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Emly's data
- Emly's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2000s (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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~91 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, 1916–2007 (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 Emly 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.