EveryBabyNames

Emily

4 countries#34 in United States, 2025
US
#34
in United States, 2025
SCOT
#6
in Scotland, 2025
FR
#565
in France, 2022
NI
#6
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
921,322
Peak year (United States)
1999
Peak-year count
26,587
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Emily was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesScotlandFranceNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

898,296 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #34 · peaked in 1999 with 26,587 births

Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

Scotland

13,127 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #6 · peaked in 2014 with 569 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

France

5,352 births recorded 1906–2022 · currently #565 · peaked in 1980 with 263 births

Most common in: Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Nord, Rhône, Val-de-Marne

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

4,547 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #6 · peaked in 2014 with 261 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Emily’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#1
2007#1
2008#3↓2
2009#6↓3
2010#6
2011#6
2012#6
2013#7↓1
2014#7
2015#8↓1
2016#9↓1
2017#12↓3
2018#12
2019#12
2020#18↓6
2021#21↓3
2022#17↑4
2023#19↓2
2024#25↓6
2025#34↓9

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