Emily is one of America's most popular girls' names, ranked #34 in 2025.
Emily is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #34 among girls (5,451) and #7,833 among boys (10) — overall #93 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,461 | 5,477 | #34 | #7,833 |
| 2024 | 5,994 | 6,011 | #25 | #7,931 |
| 2023 | 6,186 | 6,202 | #19 | #8,445 |
| 2022 | 6,498 | 6,513 | #17 | — |
| 2021 | 6,600 | 6,623 | #21 | #11,163 |
| 2020 | 6,929 | 6,948 | #18 | #7,162 |
| 2019 | 8,267 | 8,287 | #12 | #9,127 |
| 2018 | 8,729 | 8,761 | #12 | #7,273 |
| 2017 | 9,822 | 9,851 | #12 | #12,856 |
| 2016 | 11,013 | 11,044 | #9 | #9,962 |
| 2015 | 11,825 | 11,861 | #8 | #5,360 |
| 2014 | 12,681 | 12,720 | #7 | #7,195 |
| 2013 | 13,164 | 13,202 | #7 | #4,674 |
| 2012 | 13,687 | 13,719 | #6 | #4,583 |
| 2011 | 14,288 | 14,326 | #6 | #7,144 |
| 2010 | 14,301 | 14,349 | #6 | #4,730 |
| 2009 | 15,385 | 15,427 | #6 | #4,983 |
| 2008 | 17,474 | 17,518 | #3 | #3,968 |
| 2007 | 19,394 | 19,451 | #1 | #3,814 |
| 2006 | 21,443 | 21,490 | #1 | #3,405 |
| 2005 | 23,985 | 24,036 | #1 | #3,108 |
| 2004 | 25,162 | 25,222 | #1 | #1,256 |
| 2003 | 25,734 | 25,796 | #1 | #2,519 |
| 2002 | 24,504 | 24,565 | #1 | #2,774 |
| 2001 | 25,091 | 25,157 | #1 | #2,885 |
| 2000 | 25,989 | 26,055 | #1 | #2,939 |
| 1999 | 26,587 | 26,669 | #1 | #2,110 |
| 1998 | 26,226 | 26,304 | #1 | #2,320 |
| 1997 | 25,769 | — | #1 | #2,361 |
| 1996 | 25,184 | — | #1 | #2,348 |
| 1995 | 24,422 | — | #3 | #2,063 |
| 1994 | 24,185 | — | #3 | #2,463 |
| 1993 | 23,639 | — | #5 | #1,915 |
| 1992 | 21,866 | — | #7 | #2,376 |
| 1991 | 20,345 | — | #10 | #2,160 |
| 1990 | 19,423 | — | #12 | #1,573 |
| 1989 | 17,405 | — | #13 | #1,177 |
| 1988 | 15,926 | — | #18 | #1,377 |
| 1987 | 14,761 | — | #19 | #1,428 |
| 1986 | 13,293 | — | #24 | #1,289 |
| 1985 | 13,191 | — | #24 | #1,435 |
| 1984 | 12,839 | — | #24 | #1,270 |
| 1983 | 12,421 | — | #25 | #1,434 |
| 1982 | 12,574 | — | #24 | #1,260 |
| 1981 | 10,847 | — | #29 | #1,363 |
| 1980 | 9,034 | — | #31 | #1,741 |
| 1979 | 7,998 | — | #34 | #1,960 |
| 1978 | 7,494 | — | #33 | #2,231 |
| 1977 | 6,896 | — | #37 | #2,589 |
| 1976 | 5,567 | — | #50 | #2,267 |
| 1975 | 5,498 | — | #48 | #2,566 |
| 1974 | 4,347 | — | #69 | #2,306 |
| 1973 | 3,040 | — | #99 | #2,758 |
| 1972 | 2,344 | — | #131 | #3,220 |
| 1971 | 1,866 | — | #166 | — |
| 1970 | 1,937 | — | #173 | #4,398 |
| 1969 | 1,575 | — | #198 | — |
| 1968 | 1,326 | — | #225 | — |
| 1967 | 1,209 | — | #239 | #4,138 |
| 1966 | 1,249 | — | #237 | — |
| 1965 | 1,288 | — | #238 | — |
| 1964 | 1,131 | — | #268 | — |
| 1963 | 1,108 | — | #269 | — |
| 1962 | 1,079 | — | #273 | — |
| 1961 | 1,147 | — | #265 | — |
| 1960 | 1,225 | — | #251 | — |
| 1959 | 1,213 | — | #251 | — |
| 1958 | 1,171 | — | #254 | — |
| 1957 | 1,207 | — | #246 | — |
| 1956 | 1,289 | — | #230 | #3,301 |
| 1955 | 1,304 | — | #223 | — |
| 1954 | 1,342 | — | #218 | — |
| 1953 | 1,325 | — | #220 | — |
| 1952 | 1,392 | — | #207 | — |
| 1951 | 1,287 | — | #212 | — |
| 1950 | 1,323 | — | #203 | #3,127 |
| 1949 | 1,392 | — | #196 | — |
| 1948 | 1,391 | — | #194 | — |
| 1947 | 1,470 | — | #187 | — |
| 1946 | 1,384 | — | #186 | #3,676 |
| 1945 | 1,141 | — | #181 | #2,825 |
| 1944 | 1,251 | — | #170 | — |
| 1943 | 1,336 | — | #175 | — |
| 1942 | 1,426 | — | #164 | #3,021 |
| 1941 | 1,377 | — | #162 | #2,536 |
| 1940 | 1,274 | — | #164 | #3,606 |
| 1939 | 1,300 | — | #163 | #2,673 |
| 1938 | 1,315 | — | #164 | #2,956 |
| 1937 | 1,298 | — | #161 | #3,692 |
| 1936 | 1,130 | — | #171 | #2,971 |
| 1935 | 1,094 | — | #173 | — |
| 1934 | 1,067 | — | #175 | — |
| 1933 | 1,062 | — | #171 | — |
| 1932 | 1,155 | — | #168 | #2,931 |
| 1931 | 1,194 | — | #159 | #2,926 |
| 1930 | 1,354 | — | #154 | #2,658 |
| 1929 | 1,450 | — | #151 | #3,679 |
| 1928 | 1,559 | — | #150 | — |
| 1927 | 1,667 | — | #146 | #2,574 |
| 1926 | 1,735 | — | #142 | #3,848 |
| 1925 | 1,772 | — | #145 | #4,399 |
| 1924 | 2,051 | — | #136 | #3,615 |
| 1923 | 2,062 | — | #128 | #4,420 |
| 1922 | 2,146 | — | #121 | — |
| 1921 | 2,190 | — | #121 | #4,012 |
| 1920 | 2,175 | — | #119 | #3,595 |
| 1919 | 2,313 | — | #105 | #3,863 |
| 1918 | 2,361 | — | #105 | — |
| 1917 | 2,220 | — | #103 | — |
| 1916 | 2,218 | — | #100 | #4,102 |
| 1915 | 2,091 | — | #99 | — |
| 1914 | 1,650 | — | #98 | — |
| 1913 | 1,386 | — | #99 | — |
| 1912 | 1,153 | — | #105 | #2,367 |
| 1911 | 909 | — | #103 | — |
| 1910 | 785 | — | #110 | — |
| 1909 | 749 | — | #103 | — |
| 1908 | 732 | — | #103 | — |
| 1907 | 714 | — | #100 | — |
| 1906 | 619 | — | #104 | — |
| 1905 | 683 | — | #100 | — |
| 1904 | 599 | — | #103 | — |
| 1903 | 558 | — | #101 | — |
| 1902 | 606 | — | #97 | — |
| 1901 | 537 | — | #99 | — |
| 1900 | 626 | — | #105 | — |
| 1899 | 569 | — | #96 | — |
| 1898 | 628 | — | #94 | — |
| 1897 | 619 | — | #88 | — |
| 1896 | 532 | — | #96 | #1,148 |
| 1895 | 605 | — | #89 | — |
| 1894 | 551 | — | #93 | — |
| 1893 | 506 | — | #95 | — |
| 1892 | 518 | — | #94 | — |
| 1891 | 444 | — | #95 | — |
| 1890 | 509 | — | #86 | — |
| 1889 | 429 | — | #93 | — |
| 1888 | 457 | — | #90 | — |
| 1887 | 335 | — | #98 | — |
| 1886 | 369 | — | #93 | — |
| 1885 | 346 | — | #87 | — |
| 1884 | 364 | — | #81 | — |
| 1883 | 342 | — | #81 | — |
| 1882 | 272 | — | #95 | — |
| 1881 | 244 | — | #90 | — |
| 1880 | 210 | — | #100 | — |