Girls' name · since 2006
Emsley
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 797 babies named Emsley, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,747 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,702 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 797
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emsley currently ranks #3702 among girls' names in America, with 797 babies recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Emsley recorded 797 times among girls since 2006, holding rank #3702 nationally today, ahead of 79% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #8,747 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,702 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 797 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emsley ranks #8,747 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,702 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 797 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,747 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,702 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 797
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emsley's 797 recorded births place it above 87.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Emsley compares
797 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Emsley's all-time total is 112% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emsley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 797 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emsley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emsley splits its recorded history at 2016: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2006 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 70 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emsley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Emsley popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1916 (Emsley as boys' name)
Emsley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (538 births, 68% of the file).
2010s was Emsley's strongest decade.
538 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Emsley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 39
2000s
39 births
- 2010s
2010s
538 births
- 2020s
2020s
220 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 538 births (68% of all-time use).
How Emsley 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 Emsley's total volume
Emsley by state
Where Emsley concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 36 | 4.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 22 | 2.8% |
| #3 | California | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 8 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
36 of 797 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Emsley's data
- Emsley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (538 total births) through the 2020s (220) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Emsleys (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Emsley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Emsley 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.