Recorded 1916–2007 Girls' name Peak 1916 20 births

Emly — girls' name

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.

1910s51920s102000s5
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Emly was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

5 babies were named Emly in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emly

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Emly between 1916 and 2007, spanning 92 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emly currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emly performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Emly shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emly 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 20 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.

Emly at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

20

Since 1916

92 years of records

Peak year

1916

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1916

Recorded for 92 years

Last year on file: 2007

Emly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1916

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1916)
5
Annual births at peak — across 92 years of records
5 2007192919211916 5

Emly by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 50% of Emly's all-time total
1910s51920s102000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emly?
20 babies have been named Emly since 1916. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1916 with 5 births.
When was Emly most popular?
Emly was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Emly been used?
Emly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 92 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Emly?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emlyn, Emlynn, Emley, Emlee. 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, 1916–2007 (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.