Girls' name · peaked in 2020
Emilia name popularity since 1925
66,857 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Emilia. Half of them were born in 2018 or earlier, so the typical Emilia is about 8 years old in 2026. Emilia peaked in 2020 as the #41 name for girls, and it ranked #45 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 66,857
- Named Emilia, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #45
- for girls in 2025 (4,677 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 66,812 girls · 45 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.08× its national share
Peak year is the year Emilia 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.
Emilia births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2021. Measured as a share of all babies, Emilia peaked in 2020.
- Fastest rise: Between 2011 and 2016, Emilia became 3.1× more common, from 1 in 1,810 baby girls to 1 in 584.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Emilia's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Emilia.
Decade by decade
Babies named Emilia 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 | 590 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 798 | 0 | #861 |
| 1940s | 691 | 0 | #1,068 |
| 1950s | 686 | 0 | #1,198 |
| 1960s | 718 | 0 | #1,371 |
| 1970s | 726 | 0 | #1,440 |
| 1980s | 1,360 | 0 | #1,219 |
| 1990s | 2,209 | 0 | #889 |
| 2000s | 6,348 | 0 | #434 |
| 2010s | 24,348 | 12 | #145 |
| 2020–25 | 28,338 | 33 | #45 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
74.2% of babies named Emilia from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Emilia is most popular
The index compares Emilia'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 Emilia.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.08× | 481 |
| Arizona | 1.84× | 1,539 |
| Florida | 1.57× | 3,667 |
| Texas | 1.56× | 7,936 |
| Washington | 1.53× | 1,659 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Emilia 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emilia (this page) | 66,812 | 2020 |
| Emelia | 12,659 | 2020 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Emilia's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Emilia.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Emilia (2020).
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