Girls' name · since 1986
Emmaly
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 628 babies named Emmaly, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,236 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,254 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 628
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emmaly is the #11254 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 628 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Emmaly recorded 628 times among girls since 1986, holding rank #11254 nationally today, ahead of 35% of girls, 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 2025.
- #10,236 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,254 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 628 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmaly ranks #10,236 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,254 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 628 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,236 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,254 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 628
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emmaly's 628 recorded births place it above 85.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Emmaly compares
628 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Emmaly's all-time total is 67% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emmaly | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 628 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emmaly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emmaly splits its recorded history at 2007: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emmaly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Emmaly by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (255 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Emmaly's strongest decade.
255 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Emmaly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
255 births
- 2010s
2010s
169 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 255 births (41% of all-time use).
How Emmaly 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 Emmaly's total volume
Emmaly by state
Where Emmaly concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 49 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 22 | 3.5% |
49 of 628 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Emmaly's data
- Emmaly's decade-level peak was the 2000s (255 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Emmalys (49 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emmaly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Emmaly 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.