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

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 5,955 female babies that were named Emily in the US, which was 0.37% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, 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 2024.

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	9002	0.54
1981	10799	0.65
1982	12521	0.74
1983	12377	0.74
1984	12786	0.76
1985	13143	0.76
1986	13236	0.77
1987	14711	0.85
1988	15871	0.89
1989	17324	0.94
1990	19368	1.02
1991	20311	1.08
1992	21834	1.18
1993	23596	1.30
1994	24153	1.35
1995	24383	1.39
1996	25150	1.44
1997	25735	1.48
1998	26188	1.48
1999	26542	1.50
2000	25959	1.43
2001	25059	1.39
2002	24469	1.36
2003	25693	1.41
2004	25041	1.36
2005	23950	1.30
2006	21411	1.13
2007	19366	1.01
2008	17445	0.92
2009	15362	0.84
2010	14281	0.80
2011	14277	0.81
2012	13664	0.78
2013	13142	0.75
2014	12667	0.71
2015	11806	0.66
2016	11004	0.62
2017	9813	0.57
2018	8716	0.51
2019	8256	0.49
2020	6914	0.43
2021	6591	0.40
2022	6495	0.40
2023	6172	0.39
2024	5955	0.37