How Many People Are Named Emaleigh?
An estimated 1,100 people in the United States have the first name Emaleigh. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Emaleigh peaked in popularity in 2006 with 72 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emaleigh as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Emaleigh paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Emaleigh is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 18, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,100
About 1 in 311,595 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2006
72 births
Total Registered
1,115
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emaleigh
Emaleigh is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,115 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Emaleigh as a female name
Ranked #13,941 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (72 births)
Emaleigh: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emaleigh span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 472 babies were registered. Emaleigh has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Emaleigh by Decade
How has Emaleigh tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Emaleigh by State
Birth registrations for Emaleigh span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, Georgia. The lowest are in Mississippi, Virginia, Tennessee. On average, about 14 Emaleighs were registered per state.
Emaleigh + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emaleigh as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Emaleigh
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Emaleigh: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emaleigh?
We estimate approximately 1,100 people named Emaleigh are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 311,595 Americans share this first name.
Is Emaleigh a common name?
Emaleigh is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,115 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emaleigh most popular?
Emaleigh reached peak popularity in 2006, when 72 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emaleigh is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emaleigh a female name?
Emaleigh is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emaleigh Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emaleigh Smith, Emaleigh Johnson, Emaleigh Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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