Emely
- #503 for girls in 2025, 590 births
- Last seen for boys in 2010 at #12,231
- Given to girls 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2005 · 1,079 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 23,864since 1912
Emely over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Emely has never cracked the top 200 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 | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #503 | 590 | — | |
| 2024 | #427 | 723 | — | |
| 2023 | #423 | 729 | — | |
| 2022 | #446 | 702 | — | |
| 2021 | #528 | 584 | — | |
| 2020 | #523 | 578 | — | |
| 2019 | #431 | 741 | — | |
| 2018 | #484 | 649 | — | |
| 2017 | #428 | 743 | — | |
| 2016 | #481 | 650 | — | |
| 2015 | #431 | 733 | — | |
| 2014 | #417 | 768 | — | |
| 2013 | #417 | 727 | — | |
| 2012 | #395 | 785 | — | |
| 2011 | #369 | 867 | — | |
| 2010 | #319 | 998 | #12,231 | 5 |
| 2009 | #315 | 1,042 | — | |
| 2008 | #306 | 1,092 | — | |
| 2007 | #325 | 1,025 | — | |
| 2006 | #309 | 1,068 | — | |
| 2005 | #298 | 1,079 | — | |
| 2004 | #315 | 1,006 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #357 | 855 | — | |
| 2002 | #394 | 745 | — | |
| 2001 | #409 | 709 | — | |
| 2000 | #464 | 597 | — | |
| 1999 | #504 | 518 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #586 | 412 | — | |
| 1997 | #662 | 332 | — | |
| 1996 | #630 | 355 | — | |
| 1995 | #778 | 256 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,204 | 146 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,129 | 158 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,537 | 101 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,609 | 94 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,989 | 68 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,027 | 62 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,539 | 42 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,962 | 57 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,170 | 48 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,804 | 33 | — | |
| 1984 | #3,233 | 26 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,151 | 26 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,581 | 36 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,005 | 19 | — | |
| 1980 | #3,992 | 19 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,442 | 23 | — | |
| 1978 | #4,679 | 14 | — | |
| 1977 | #4,425 | 15 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,002 | 24 | — | |
| 1975 | #3,052 | 23 | — | |
| 1974 | #4,459 | 13 | — | |
| 1973 | #5,191 | 10 | — | |
| 1972 | #4,300 | 13 | — | |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | — | |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | — | |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | — | |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | — | |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | — | |
| 1966 | — | — | ||
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 | — | |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | — | |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 | — | |
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| 1960 | #4,773 | 8 | — | |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | — | |
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| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | — | |
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| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | — | |
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| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | — | |
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| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | — | |
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| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 | — | |
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| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | — | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | — | |
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| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | — | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | — | |
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| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | — | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | — | |
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| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1912
The first year at least five girls were named Emely! It came in at #2,979, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1912–1931, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Emely 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
- Maryland#168 · 1 in 666
- Rhode Island#180 · 1 in 490
- Virginia#246 · 1 in 1,022
- New Jersey#253 · 1 in 1,109
- Nevada#292 · 1 in 1,022
Best ever in a state: #60 in District of Columbia, 2007.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #168 | 30 | 1 in 666 |
| Rhode Island | #180 | 5 | 1 in 490 |
| Virginia | #246 | 33 | 1 in 1,022 |
| New Jersey | #253 | 32 | 1 in 1,109 |
| Nevada | #292 | 9 | 1 in 1,022 |
| New York | #359 | 47 | 1 in 1,667 |
| California | #392 | 84 | 1 in 1,925 |
| Massachusetts | #395 | 14 | 1 in 1,717 |
| Nebraska | #396 | 5 | 1 in 1,419 |
| North Carolina | #405 | 27 | 1 in 1,722 |
| Texas | #407 | 82 | 1 in 1,958 |
| Tennessee | #409 | 19 | 1 in 1,688 |
| Georgia | #431 | 26 | 1 in 1,739 |
| Florida | #471 | 39 | 1 in 2,225 |
| Indiana | #511 | 13 | 1 in 2,147 |
| Alabama | #520 | 9 | 1 in 2,035 |
| Oklahoma | #546 | 7 | 1 in 2,111 |
| Louisiana | #597 | 7 | 1 in 2,339 |
| Colorado | #634 | 8 | 1 in 2,916 |
| Kentucky | #653 | 6 | 1 in 2,875 |
| South Carolina | #688 | 6 | 1 in 3,048 |
| Illinois | #709 | 13 | 1 in 3,410 |
| Minnesota | #731 | 6 | 1 in 3,580 |
| Arizona | #748 | 8 | 1 in 3,527 |
| Pennsylvania | #927 | 9 | 1 in 5,188 |
| Ohio | #1,035 | 8 | 1 in 5,909 |
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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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 76 spots since 2024 (#427 → #503)
- 20 spots since 2020 (#523 → #503)
- 72 spots since 2015 (#431 → #503)
- Biggest jump: 426 spots in 1995
- Biggest drop: 92 spots in 2020
Rise & fade · girls
93 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 2005 at #298 (1,079 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 31 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 31 yrs · run 1995–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,713
- Highest: 1 in 1,713 girls born in 2005 were named Emely (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,724 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
- 38.6% of all girls named Emely (9,218) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 15 | #2,979 (1912) | #3,890 |
| 1920s | 20 | #4,973 (1925) | #5,027 |
| 1930s | 18 | #3,568 (1932) | #3,865 |
| 1940s | 0 | — | — |
| 1950s | 19 | #4,376 (1955) | #5,119 |
| 1960s | 48 | #4,773 (1960) | #5,691 |
| 1970s | 151 | #3,002 (1976) | #4,437 |
| 1980s | 368 | #1,962 (1987) | #2,846 |
| 1990s | 2,440 | #504 (1999) | #1,063 |
| 2000s | 9,218 | #298 (2005) | #349 |
| 2010s | 7,661 | #319 (2010) | #417 |
| 2020s | 3,906 | #423 (2023) | #475 |
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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