Emelia
- #601 for girls in 2025, 488 births
- Peak · girls
- 1883 · 29 births
- Debut · girls
- 12 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 14,028since 1880
Emelia over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Emelia has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #601 | 488 |
| 2024 | #574 | 528 |
| 2023 | #533 | 570 |
| 2022 | #521 | 598 |
| 2021 | #470 | 663 |
| 2020 | #452 | 683 |
| 2019 | #443 | 701 |
| 2018 | #480 | 654 |
| 2017 | #539 | 575 |
| 2016 | #583 | 532 |
| 2015 | #591 | 509 |
| 2014 | #619 | 463 |
| 2013 | #645 | 438 |
| 2012 | #685 | 411 |
| 2011 | #752 | 366 |
| 2010 | #805 | 339 |
| 2009 | #872 | 316 |
| 2008 | #955 | 282 |
| 2007 | #1,152 | 222 |
| 2006 | #1,036 | 247 |
| 2005 | #1,121 | 210 |
| 2004 | #1,050 | 220 |
| 2003 | #1,146 | 189 |
| 2002 | #1,236 | 162 |
| 2001 | #1,600 | 115 |
| 2000 | #1,558 | 114 |
| 1999 | #1,804 | 88 |
| 1998 | #1,751 | 90 |
| 1997 | #1,864 | 79 |
| 1996 | #1,864 | 78 |
| 1995 | #1,982 | 69 |
| 1994 | #2,188 | 61 |
| 1993 | #2,152 | 62 |
| 1992 | #2,295 | 57 |
| 1991 | #2,136 | 62 |
| 1990 | #2,345 | 53 |
| 1989 | #2,658 | 42 |
| 1988 | #2,700 | 39 |
| 1987 | #2,657 | 37 |
| 1986 | #2,470 | 40 |
| 1985 | #3,328 | 26 |
| 1984 | #2,992 | 29 |
| 1983 | #3,065 | 27 |
| 1982 | #3,780 | 21 |
| 1981 | #3,340 | 25 |
| 1980 | #3,411 | 24 |
| 1979 | #4,420 | 16 |
| 1978 | #4,931 | 13 |
| 1977 | #4,425 | 15 |
| 1976 | #4,905 | 12 |
| 1975 | #4,854 | 12 |
| 1974 | #4,720 | 12 |
| 1973 | #4,362 | 13 |
| 1972 | #3,894 | 15 |
| 1971 | #4,810 | 11 |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 |
| 1969 | #5,057 | 9 |
| 1968 | #3,789 | 13 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 |
| 1965 | #3,549 | 13 |
| 1964 | #3,000 | 18 |
| 1963 | #3,176 | 16 |
| 1962 | #3,033 | 17 |
| 1961 | #3,460 | 14 |
| 1960 | #3,512 | 13 |
| 1959 | #3,436 | 13 |
| 1958 | #2,755 | 18 |
| 1957 | #2,218 | 25 |
| 1956 | #3,048 | 15 |
| 1955 | #2,553 | 19 |
| 1954 | #2,889 | 15 |
| 1953 | #2,431 | 19 |
| 1952 | #2,023 | 25 |
| 1951 | #2,474 | 17 |
| 1950 | #2,002 | 23 |
| 1949 | #2,274 | 19 |
| 1948 | #1,901 | 25 |
| 1947 | #2,637 | 15 |
| 1946 | #2,094 | 20 |
| 1945 | #1,941 | 19 |
| 1944 | #1,916 | 20 |
| 1943 | #1,994 | 19 |
| 1942 | #1,917 | 20 |
| 1941 | #1,882 | 19 |
| 1940 | #1,900 | 18 |
| 1939 | #2,206 | 14 |
| 1938 | #1,437 | 27 |
| 1937 | #1,784 | 19 |
| 1936 | #1,801 | 18 |
| 1935 | #1,550 | 23 |
| 1934 | #1,834 | 18 |
| 1933 | #1,364 | 28 |
| 1932 | #1,754 | 20 |
| 1931 | #2,024 | 16 |
| 1930 | #1,161 | 41 |
| 1929 | #1,195 | 39 |
| 1928 | #1,541 | 27 |
| 1927 | #1,233 | 40 |
| 1926 | #1,357 | 34 |
| 1925 | #1,101 | 48 |
| 1924 | #1,058 | 54 |
| 1923 | #1,158 | 44 |
| 1922 | #1,022 | 54 |
| 1921 | #969 | 58 |
| 1920 | #1,087 | 47 |
| 1919 | #1,103 | 44 |
| 1918 | #948 | 57 |
| 1917 | #945 | 54 |
| 1916 | #993 | 48 |
| 1915 | #917 | 52 |
| 1914 | #919 | 41 |
| 1913 | #881 | 36 |
| 1912 | #1,003 | 26 |
| 1911 | #958 | 21 |
| 1910 | #781 | 30 |
| 1909 | #868 | 22 |
| 1908 | #729 | 28 |
| 1907 | #945 | 16 |
| 1906 | #642 | 31 |
| 1905 | #900 | 17 |
| 1904 | #910 | 16 |
| 1903 | #712 | 22 |
| 1902 | #667 | 25 |
| 1901 | #603 | 27 |
| 1900 | #725 | 25 |
| 1899 | #578 | 28 |
| 1898 | #631 | 26 |
| 1897 | #660 | 22 |
| 1896 | #635 | 24 |
| 1895 | #578 | 27 |
| 1894 | #568 | 26 |
| 1893 | #464 | 33 |
| 1892 | #590 | 22 |
| 1891 | #457 | 31 |
| 1890 | #435 | 34 |
| 1889 | #724 | 13 |
| 1888 | #431 | 33 |
| 1887 | #424 | 27 |
| 1886 | #508 | 19 |
| 1885 | #380 | 29 |
| 1884 | #614 | 12 |
| 1883 | #331 | 29 |
| 1882 | #446 | 17 |
| 1881 | #539 | 10 |
| 1880 | #492 | 12 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Emelia was already there! It came in at #492, and was given to 12 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1969–1970, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.
Where Emelia is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Rhode Island#180 · 1 in 490
- New Hampshire#236 · 1 in 759
- Arkansas#270 · 1 in 963
- Kentucky#331 · 1 in 1,327
- Minnesota#344 · 1 in 1,342
Best ever in a state: #85 in Vermont, 2016.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | #180 | 5 | 1 in 490 |
| New Hampshire | #236 | 5 | 1 in 759 |
| Arkansas | #270 | 11 | 1 in 963 |
| Kentucky | #331 | 13 | 1 in 1,327 |
| Minnesota | #344 | 16 | 1 in 1,342 |
| Kansas | #361 | 9 | 1 in 1,312 |
| Colorado | #406 | 14 | 1 in 1,666 |
| Arizona | #416 | 16 | 1 in 1,764 |
| Massachusetts | #444 | 12 | 1 in 2,003 |
| Wisconsin | #447 | 11 | 1 in 1,842 |
| Connecticut | #459 | 6 | 1 in 1,917 |
| Nevada | #508 | 5 | 1 in 1,840 |
| Mississippi | #514 | 5 | 1 in 1,780 |
| Florida | #515 | 35 | 1 in 2,479 |
| Indiana | #542 | 12 | 1 in 2,326 |
| Illinois | #575 | 17 | 1 in 2,608 |
| North Carolina | #601 | 17 | 1 in 2,734 |
| Tennessee | #603 | 12 | 1 in 2,673 |
| Utah | #605 | 6 | 1 in 2,846 |
| New York | #610 | 27 | 1 in 2,901 |
| New Jersey | #618 | 12 | 1 in 2,958 |
| Oklahoma | #619 | 6 | 1 in 2,463 |
| Michigan | #638 | 12 | 1 in 2,978 |
| Missouri | #640 | 8 | 1 in 3,037 |
| California | #644 | 48 | 1 in 3,369 |
| Louisiana | #677 | 6 | 1 in 2,728 |
| Ohio | #711 | 13 | 1 in 3,636 |
| Texas | #726 | 41 | 1 in 3,916 |
| Maryland | #731 | 6 | 1 in 3,331 |
| Washington | #732 | 8 | 1 in 3,608 |
| Virginia | #758 | 9 | 1 in 3,749 |
| Pennsylvania | #763 | 12 | 1 in 3,891 |
| Alabama | #819 | 5 | 1 in 3,664 |
| Georgia | #915 | 10 | 1 in 4,521 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Emelia
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 149 spots since 2020 (#452 → #601)
- Biggest jump: 289 spots in 1890
- Biggest drop: 303 spots in 1907
Rise & fade · girls
3 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1883 at #331 (29 births)
- Births halved by 1884, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 57 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1880–1911
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,367
- Highest: 1 in 2,367 girls born in 2020 were named Emelia (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,294 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #331 in 1883, was only 1 in 3,873 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 35.6% of all girls named Emelia (4,988) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 201 | #331 (1883) | #489 |
| 1890s | 273 | #435 (1890) | #560 |
| 1900s | 229 | #603 (1901) | #770 |
| 1910s | 409 | #781 (1910) | #945 |
| 1920s | 445 | #969 (1921) | #1,172 |
| 1930s | 224 | #1,161 (1930) | #1,692 |
| 1940s | 194 | #1,882 (1941) | #2,046 |
| 1950s | 189 | #2,002 (1950) | #2,583 |
| 1960s | 134 | #3,000 (1964) | #3,710 |
| 1970s | 126 | #3,894 (1972) | #4,768 |
| 1980s | 310 | #2,470 (1986) | #3,040 |
| 1990s | 699 | #1,751 (1998) | #2,038 |
| 2000s | 2,077 | #872 (2009) | #1,173 |
| 2010s | 4,988 | #443 (2019) | #614 |
| 2020s | 3,530 | #452 (2020) | #525 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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