Girls' name · since 1976
Emmily
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 973 babies named Emmily, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,659 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,495 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 973
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
973 babies have been named Emmily since 1976, making it today's #8495 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmily has been recorded 973 times among girls since 1976, currently ranked #8495 nationally and more common than 51% 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 1976 to 2025.
- #7,659 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,495 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 973 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmily ranks #7,659 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,495 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 973 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,659 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,495 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 973
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emmily's 973 recorded births place it above 89.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Emmily compares
973 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Emmily's all-time total is 159% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emmily | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 973 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emmily's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emmily's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emmily popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Emmily by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (348 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Emmily's strongest decade.
348 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Emmily births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 102
1980s
102 births
- 1990s
1990s
226 births
- 2000s
2000s
348 births
- 2010s
2010s
206 births
- 2020s 73
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 348 births (36% of all-time use).
How Emmily 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 Emmily's total volume
Emmily by state
Where Emmily concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 138 | 14.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 49 | 5.0% |
138 of 973 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Emmily's data
- Emmily's decade-level peak was the 2000s (348 total births); usage has since declined to 73 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Emmilys (138 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 Emmily: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Emmily 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.