Trend of the Popularity of Emily as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 5,451 female babies that were named Emily in the US, which was 0.34% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Emily peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1999 with a count of 26,542 babies, which was 1.50% of the total female babies born in the US in 1999.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Emily, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Emily.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Emily in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Emily in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Emily from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Emily as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	9001	0.54
1981	10799	0.65
1982	12519	0.74
1983	12377	0.74
1984	12786	0.76
1985	13144	0.76
1986	13236	0.77
1987	14710	0.85
1988	15869	0.89
1989	17323	0.94
1990	19370	1.02
1991	20311	1.08
1992	21835	1.18
1993	23596	1.30
1994	24154	1.35
1995	24382	1.39
1996	25150	1.44
1997	25734	1.48
1998	26188	1.48
1999	26542	1.50
2000	25959	1.43
2001	25059	1.39
2002	24470	1.36
2003	25693	1.41
2004	25042	1.36
2005	23952	1.30
2006	21412	1.13
2007	19367	1.01
2008	17448	0.92
2009	15366	0.84
2010	14281	0.80
2011	14277	0.81
2012	13666	0.78
2013	13144	0.75
2014	12670	0.71
2015	11808	0.66
2016	11006	0.62
2017	9817	0.57
2018	8718	0.51
2019	8259	0.49
2020	6918	0.43
2021	6594	0.40
2022	6498	0.40
2023	6177	0.39
2024	5984	0.37
2025	5451	0.34