Total births
28
Girls' name · since 2014
Emslie
Emslie has 28 recorded births since 2014 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 28
- total births
- 2014–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 61%
- born in that decade
Emslie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 28 have been recorded since 2014.
Social Security Administration records show Emslie recorded 28 times among girls since 2014, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2014 to 2021.
- 28 total births
- 2014–2021 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 61% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
28 girls have been named Emslie since 2014, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.
- 28
- total births
- 2014–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 61%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
61% of everyone ever named Emslie was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
7 babies were named Emslie in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
Emslie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emslie's full recorded timeline at 2017, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emslie at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
2017
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2014
Emslie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2021
- Peak year (2017)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Emslie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Emslie's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Emslie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (61% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Emslie? ▼
Emslie has been given to 28 babies in the U.S. since 2014, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 7 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
When was Emslie most popular? ▼
Emslie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Emslie been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Emslie since 2014 -- 8 years through the most recent 2021 data.
What names are similar to Emslie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emsley, Emslee, Emsleigh. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Emslie's data
- Emslie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2014–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Emslie: Baby Name Since 2014 - 28 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/emslie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Emslie 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 June 2026.