How Many People Are Named Emilia?
An estimated 59,581 people in the United States have the first name Emilia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Emilia peaked in popularity in 2021 with 4,851 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emilia 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 Emilia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Emilia is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
59,581
About 1 in 5,753 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2021
4,851 births
Total Registered
64,407
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emilia
Emilia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 64,407 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Emilia as a male name
Ranked #10,162 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (9 births)
Emilia as a female name
Ranked #43 in 2024
4,634 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (4,851 births)
Emilia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emilia span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 24,356 babies were registered. Emilia remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Emilia by Decade
How has Emilia 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.
Emilia by State
Birth registrations for Emilia span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, South Dakota. On average, about 1,183 Emilias were registered per state.
Emilia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emilia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Emilia
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Emilia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emilia?
We estimate approximately 59,581 people named Emilia 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 5,753 Americans share this first name.
Is Emilia a common name?
Emilia is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 64,407 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emilia most popular?
Emilia reached peak popularity in 2021, when 4,851 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emilia is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emilia a female name?
Emilia is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emilia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emilia Smith, Emilia Johnson, Emilia 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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