Girls' name · since 1985
Emylee
Emylee has 664 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,870 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 664
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emylee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 664 recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Emylee recorded 664 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2020.
- #9,870 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 664 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emylee ranks #9,870 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 664 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,870 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 664
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emylee's 664 recorded births place it above 86.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Emylee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emylee splits its recorded history at 2004: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emylee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2020
- Peak year (2005)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Emylee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (302 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Emylee's strongest decade.
302 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Emylee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
196 births
- 2000s
2000s
302 births
- 2010s
2010s
149 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 302 births (45% of all-time use).
How Emylee 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 Emylee's total volume
Emylee by state
Where Emylee concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 33 | 5.0% |
| #2 | California | | 28 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.8% |
33 of 664 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Emylee's data
- Emylee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (302 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Emylees (33 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emylee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1985–2020 (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 Emylee 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.