How Many People Are Named Emilie?
An estimated 19,811 people in the United States have the first name Emilie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Emilie peaked in popularity in 2003 with 660 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emilie 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 Emilie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
19,811
About 1 in 17,301 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2003
660 births
Total Registered
26,489
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emilie
Emilie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 26,489 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Emilie as a male name
Ranked #6,424 in 1989
7 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (7 births)
Emilie as a female name
Ranked #1,387 in 2024
162 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (660 births)
Emilie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emilie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 5,742 babies were registered. Emilie has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Emilie by Decade
How has Emilie 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 553 | 0 | 553 | |
| 1890s | 759 | 0 | 759 | |
| 1900s | 532 | 0 | 532 | |
| 1910s | 1,212 | 0 | 1,212 | |
| 1920s | 1,329 | 0 | 1,329 | |
| 1930s | 1,073 | 0 | 1,073 | |
| 1940s | 1,092 | 0 | 1,092 | |
| 1950s | 748 | 0 | 748 | |
| 1960s | 553 | 0 | 553 | |
| 1970s | 1,266 | 0 | 1,266 | |
| 1980s | 2,653 | 7 | 2,646 | |
| 1990s | 4,624 | 0 | 4,624 | |
| 2000s | 5,742 | 0 | 5,742 | |
| 2010s | 3,441 | 0 | 3,441 | |
| 2020s | 912 | 0 | 912 | |
Emilie by State
Birth registrations for Emilie span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Vermont, North Dakota, Rhode Island. On average, about 421 Emilies were registered per state.
Emilie + Last Name Combinations
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Emilie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emilie?
We estimate approximately 19,811 people named Emilie 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 17,301 Americans share this first name.
Is Emilie a common name?
Emilie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 26,489 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emilie most popular?
Emilie reached peak popularity in 2003, when 660 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emilie is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emilie a female name?
Emilie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emilie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emilie Smith, Emilie Johnson, Emilie 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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