Emily
4 countries#34 in United States, 2025Popularity 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.
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.
| Year | Rank | vs. 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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