US rank #2660 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,434 births

Emy — #2660 US girls' name

1,434 babies named Emy in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s261930s121940s361950s161960s531970s971980s1151990s1312000s3042010s3702020s269
#2660
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Emy was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

65 babies were named Emy in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emy

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,434 babies named Emy between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emy currently holds the #2660 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 65 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emy performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 370 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Emy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 139 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Emy in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emy 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 1,434 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.

Emy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,434

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

2024

65 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,660

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
65
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Emy by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
370 births that decade — 26% of Emy's all-time total
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Emy by state

Where Emy concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Emy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
139 9.7%
#2 Texas
82 5.7%
#3 Florida
49 3.4%
#4 New York
29 2.0%
#5 Georgia
5 0.3%
#6 Illinois
5 0.3%
#7 Ohio
5 0.3%
California share of Emy's total US births 9.7%
Even split

139 of 1,434 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emy?
1,434 babies have been named Emy since 1916. It currently ranks #2660 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 65 births.
When was Emy most popular?
Emy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 370 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Emy most popular?
The top states for the name Emy are California (139 births), Texas (82 births), Florida (49 births).
How long has the name Emy been used?
Emy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emylee, Emya, Emylia, Emylie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1916–2024 (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.