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Emily name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Emily ranks #34 in female records (5,451 reported) and #7,833 in male records (10 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Emily becoming more popular?

Emily's reported female count decreased by 533 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #25 to #34. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Emily in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for EmilyFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.11,0060201620252016: 11,006 female records2017: 9,817 female records2018: 8,718 female records2019: 8,259 female records2020: 6,918 female records2021: 6,594 female records2022: 6,498 female records2023: 6,177 female records2024: 5,984 female records2025: 5,451 female records2016: 7 male records2017: 5 male records2018: 11 male records2019: 8 male records2020: 11 male records2021: 6 male records2023: 9 male records2024: 10 male records2025: 10 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20255,45134107,833
20245,98425107,931
20236,1771998,445
20226,49817——
20216,59421611,163
20206,91818117,162
20198,2591289,127
20188,71812117,273
20179,81712512,856
201611,006979,962

Questions about Emily’s popularity

How common is Emily in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Emily ranks #34 in female records (5,451 reported) and #7,833 in male records (10 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Emily?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Emily only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Emily creates a match.

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