Girls' name · peaked in 2005
Emely name popularity since 1925
23,850 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Emely. Half of them were born in 2009 or earlier, so the typical Emely is about 17 years old in 2026. Emely peaked in 2005 as the #298 name for girls, and it ranked #503 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 23,850
- Named Emely, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #503
- for girls in 2025 (590 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 23,834 girls · 16 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 3.74× its national share
Peak year is the year Emely made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Emely births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2008. Measured as a share of all babies, Emely peaked in 2005.
- Fastest rise: Between 1994 and 1999, Emely became 3.6× more common, from 1 in 12,200 baby girls to 1 in 3,420.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Emely's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Emely.
Decade by decade
Babies named Emely in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 5 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 18 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 19 | 0 | #4,495 |
| 1960s | 48 | 0 | #4,960 |
| 1970s | 151 | 0 | #3,079 |
| 1980s | 368 | 0 | #2,816 |
| 1990s | 2,440 | 5 | #779 |
| 2000s | 9,218 | 6 | #298 |
| 2010s | 7,661 | 5 | #431 |
| 2020–25 | 3,906 | 0 | #503 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
55.1% of babies named Emely from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Emely is most popular
The index compares Emely's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Emely.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 3.74× | 301 |
| California | 2.41× | 5,746 |
| Maryland | 2.32× | 797 |
| Florida | 2.01× | 1,637 |
| New Jersey | 1.93× | 1,195 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Emely and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Emely (this page) | 23,834 | 2005 |
| Emily | 853,552 | 1999 |
| Emelie | 2,200 | 1880 |
| Emeli | 1,417 | 2005 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Emely's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Emely.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Emely (2005).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data