How Many People Are Named Emelly?
An estimated 398 people in the United States have the first name Emelly. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Emelly peaked in popularity in 2006 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emelly 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 Emelly paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
398
About 1 in 861,192 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2006
28 births
Total Registered
404
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emelly
Emelly is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 404 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Emelly as a female name
Ranked #9,079 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (28 births)
Emelly: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emelly span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 204 babies were registered. Emelly has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Emelly by Decade
How has Emelly 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.
Emelly by State
Birth registrations for Emelly span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Florida, New York, California. On average, about 28 Emellys were registered per state.
Emelly + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emelly as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Emelly: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emelly?
We estimate approximately 398 people named Emelly 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 861,192 Americans share this first name.
Is Emelly a common name?
Emelly is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 404 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emelly most popular?
Emelly reached peak popularity in 2006, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emelly is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emelly a female name?
Emelly is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emelly Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emelly Smith, Emelly Johnson, Emelly 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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