Recorded 1985–2020 Girls' name Peak 2005 664 births

Emylee — girls' name

664 babies named Emylee in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s1962000s3022010s1492020s6
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Emylee was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

41 babies were named Emylee in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emylee

The Social Security Administration has registered 664 babies named Emylee between 1985 and 2020, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emylee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emylee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 302 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Emylee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Emylee in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emylee 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 664 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.

Emylee at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

664

Since 1985

36 years of records

Peak year

2005

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1985

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2020

Emylee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1985

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2005)
41
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
01020304050 20202015201020052000199519901985 6

Emylee by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
302 births that decade — 45% of Emylee's all-time total
1980s111990s1962000s3022010s1492020s6

Emylee by state

Where Emylee concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Emylee
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%
Texas share of Emylee's total US births 5.0%
Even split

33 of 664 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emylee?
664 babies have been named Emylee since 1985. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2005 with 41 births.
When was Emylee most popular?
Emylee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 302 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Emylee most popular?
The top states for the name Emylee are Texas (33 births), California (28 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Emylee been used?
Emylee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 36 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Emylee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emy, 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, 1985–2020 (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.