US rank #7056 Girls' name Peak 2007 474 births

Emmely — #7056 US girls' name

474 babies named Emmely in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s442000s2302010s1542020s46
#7056
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 60% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Emmely was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

30 babies were named Emmely in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emmely

The Social Security Administration has registered 474 babies named Emmely between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emmely currently holds the #7056 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emmely performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 230 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Emmely shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 117 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Emmely in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emmely 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 474 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.

Emmely at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

474

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2007

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,056

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emmely popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
30
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
010203040 202420202016201220082004200019961995 5

Emmely by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
230 births that decade — 49% of Emmely's all-time total
1990s442000s2302010s1542020s46

Emmely by state

Where Emmely concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Emmely
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
117 24.7%
#2 Texas
28 5.9%
#3 New York
6 1.3%
#4 Arizona
5 1.1%
California share of Emmely's total US births 24.7%
Even split

117 of 474 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emmely?
474 babies have been named Emmely since 1995. It currently ranks #7056 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 30 births.
When was Emmely most popular?
Emmely was most popular in the 2000s decade with 230 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Emmely most popular?
The top states for the name Emmely are California (117 births), Texas (28 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Emmely been used?
Emmely has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emmely?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emma, Emmy, Emmie, Emmalee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1995–2024 (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.