Girls' name · since 1995
Emmely
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 484 babies named Emmely, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,096 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,356 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 484
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emmely currently ranks #11356 among girls' names in America, with 484 babies recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmely has been recorded 484 times among girls since 1995, currently ranked #11356 nationally and more common than 34% 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 1995 to 2025.
- #12,096 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,356 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 484 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmely ranks #12,096 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,356 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 484 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,096 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,356 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 484
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emmely's 484 recorded births place it above 83.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Emmely compares
484 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Emmely's all-time total is 29% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emmely | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 484 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emmely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emmely's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emmely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Emmely by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (230 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Emmely's strongest decade.
230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Emmely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
230 births
- 2010s
2010s
154 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 230 births (48% of all-time use).
Emmely by state
Where Emmely concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 117 | 24.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 28 | 5.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 5 | 1.0% |
117 of 484 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Emmely's data
- Emmely's decade-level peak was the 2000s (230 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 Emmelys (117 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 Emmely: 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 (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Emmely 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.