Girls' name · since 1909
Emmalee
Since 1909, U.S. Social Security records show 9,008 babies named Emmalee, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,303 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,008
- born since 1909
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emmalee is the #3303 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 9,008 recorded since 1909.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmalee has been recorded 9,008 times among girls since 1909, currently ranked #3303 nationally and more common than 81% of girls, 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 1909 to 2025.
- #1,791 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,303 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,008 born since 1909
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmalee ranks #1,791 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,303 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,008 born since 1909, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,303 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,008
- born since 1909
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emmalee's 9,008 recorded births place it above 97.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Emmalee compares
9,008 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Emmalee's all-time total is 24x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emmalee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,008 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 441 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emmalee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emmalee splits its recorded history at 1984: 95% of all births land in the more recent half, 5% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 441 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emmalee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 441
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Emmalee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,596 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Emmalee's strongest decade.
3,596 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Emmalee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 7
1900s
7 births
- 1910s 57
1910s
57 births
- 1920s 87
1920s
87 births
- 1930s 43
1930s
43 births
- 1940s 35
1940s
35 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 83
1970s
83 births
- 1980s 352
1980s
352 births
- 1990s 1,340
1990s
1,340 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,596 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,846 births
- 2020s 551
2020s
551 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,596 births (40% of all-time use).
How Emmalee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Emmalee's total volume
Emmalee by state
Where Emmalee concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 682 | 7.6% |
| #2 | California | | 610 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 404 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 359 | 4.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 304 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Utah | | 282 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 276 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 241 | 2.7% |
682 of 9,008 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Emmalee appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emmalee's data
- Emmalee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,596 total births); usage has since declined to 551 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Emmalees (682 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emmalee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~116 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, 1909–2025 (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 Emmalee 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.