Girls' name · since 1916
Emy
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 1,497 babies named Emy, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,703 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,723 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,497
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emy currently ranks #2723 among girls' names in America, with 1,497 babies recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Emy recorded 1,497 times among girls since 1916, holding rank #2723 nationally today, ahead of 84% 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 1916 to 2025.
- #5,703 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,723 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,497 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emy ranks #5,703 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,723 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,497 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,703 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,723 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,497
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emy's 1,497 recorded births place it above 92.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Emy compares
1,497 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Emy's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,497 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emy splits its recorded history at 1987: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 65 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Emy by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (370 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Emy's strongest decade.
370 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Emy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 26
1920s
26 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 36
1940s
36 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 53
1960s
53 births
- 1970s 97
1970s
97 births
- 1980s 115
1980s
115 births
- 1990s 131
1990s
131 births
- 2000s
2000s
304 births
- 2010s
2010s
370 births
- 2020s
2020s
332 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 370 births (25% of all-time use).
How Emy 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 Emy's total volume
Emy by state
Where Emy concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 147 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 96 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 56 | 3.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 29 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
147 of 1,497 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Emy's data
- Emy's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (370 total births) through the 2020s (332) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Emys (147 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 Emy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Emy 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.