How Many People Are Named Emelie?
An estimated 1,902 people in the United States have the first name Emelie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Emelie peaked in popularity in 2003 with 76 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emelie 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 Emelie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,902
About 1 in 180,207 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2003
76 births
Total Registered
2,587
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emelie
Emelie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,587 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Emelie as a female name
Ranked #4,483 in 2024
31 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (76 births)
Emelie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emelie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 585 babies were registered. Emelie has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Emelie by Decade
How has Emelie 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.
Emelie by State
Birth registrations for Emelie span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Arizona. On average, about 92 Emelies were registered per state.
Emelie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emelie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Emelie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emelie?
We estimate approximately 1,902 people named Emelie 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 180,207 Americans share this first name.
Is Emelie a common name?
Emelie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,587 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emelie most popular?
Emelie reached peak popularity in 2003, when 76 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emelie is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emelie a female name?
Emelie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emelie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emelie Smith, Emelie Johnson, Emelie 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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