Girls' name · since 1986
Emmalie
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 776 babies named Emmalie, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,926 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 776
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
776 girls have been named Emmalie since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Emmalie recorded 776 times among girls since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2024.
- #8,926 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 776 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmalie ranks #8,926 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 776 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,926 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 776
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emmalie's 776 recorded births place it above 87.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Emmalie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emmalie splits its recorded history at 2007: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2023 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emmalie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2024
- Peak year (2003)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Emmalie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (316 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Emmalie's strongest decade.
316 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Emmalie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
146 births
- 2000s
2000s
316 births
- 2010s
2010s
245 births
- 2020s 53
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 316 births (41% of all-time use).
How Emmalie 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 Emmalie's total volume
Emmalie by state
Where Emmalie concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 34 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 1.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
34 of 776 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Emmalie's data
- Emmalie's decade-level peak was the 2000s (316 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Emmalies (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emmalie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1986–2024 (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 Emmalie 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.