How Many People Are Named Emelia?
An estimated 11,485 people in the United States have the first name Emelia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Emelia peaked in popularity in 2019 with 701 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emelia 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 Emelia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Emelia is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
11,485
About 1 in 29,844 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2019
701 births
Total Registered
13,537
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emelia
Emelia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 13,537 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Emelia as a female name
Ranked #573 in 2024
527 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (701 births)
Emelia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emelia span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,988 babies were registered. While Emelia is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Emelia by Decade
How has Emelia 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.
Emelia by State
Birth registrations for Emelia span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Vermont, Alaska, Montana. On average, about 197 Emelias were registered per state.
Emelia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emelia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Emelia
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Emelia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emelia?
We estimate approximately 11,485 people named Emelia 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 29,844 Americans share this first name.
Is Emelia a common name?
Emelia is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,537 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emelia most popular?
Emelia reached peak popularity in 2019, when 701 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emelia is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emelia a female name?
Emelia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emelia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emelia Smith, Emelia Johnson, Emelia 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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