Girls' name · since 1998
Emylia
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 330 babies named Emylia, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,126 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,042 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 330
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
330 babies have been named Emylia since 1998, making it today's #6042 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Emylia recorded 330 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #6042 nationally today, ahead of 65% 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 1998 to 2025.
- #15,126 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,042 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 330 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emylia ranks #15,126 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,042 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 330 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,126 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,042 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 330
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emylia's 330 recorded births place it above 79.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Emylia compares
330 47th percentile among 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
Emylia's all-time total is 12% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emylia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 330 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emylia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emylia's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emylia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Emylia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (158 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Emylia's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Emylia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
158 births
- 2020s
2020s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 158 births (48% of all-time use).
Emylia by state
Where Emylia concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 3.0% |
10 of 330 births nationwide.
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What to do with Emylia's data
- Emylia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (158 total births) through the 2020s (96) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Emylias (10 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 Emylia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Emylia 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.