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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 979 female babies that were named Emily in California, which was 0.59% of the total number of female babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Emily peaked as a female baby name in California in 2004 with a count of 3,417 babies, which was 1.49% of the total female babies born in California in 2004.

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

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

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

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in California who were named Emily from 1980 to 2024.

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

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	719	0.41
1981	821	0.45
1982	963	0.52
1983	946	0.50
1984	968	0.50
1985	992	0.49
1986	1091	0.53
1987	1178	0.55
1988	1359	0.60
1989	1532	0.63
1990	1734	0.66
1991	1763	0.67
1992	1871	0.73
1993	2095	0.84
1994	2183	0.90
1995	2341	1.00
1996	2473	1.08
1997	2539	1.14
1998	2671	1.21
1999	2825	1.29
2000	2959	1.32
2001	2928	1.32
2002	3021	1.36
2003	3416	1.51
2004	3417	1.49
2005	3283	1.43
2006	3104	1.32
2007	2964	1.25
2008	2781	1.21
2009	2540	1.16
2010	2392	1.13
2011	2401	1.16
2012	2441	1.17
2013	2298	1.12
2014	2275	1.09
2015	2142	1.04
2016	1963	0.96
2017	1813	0.93
2018	1506	0.80
2019	1471	0.80
2020	1250	0.72
2021	1101	0.63
2022	1111	0.64
2023	1070	0.65
2024	979	0.59