How Many People Are Named Emilly?
An estimated 1,376 people in the United States have the first name Emilly. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Emilly peaked in popularity in 2003 with 69 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emilly 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 Emilly paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,376
About 1 in 249,095 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2003
69 births
Total Registered
1,403
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emilly
Emilly is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,403 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Emilly as a female name
Ranked #3,832 in 2024
39 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (69 births)
Emilly: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emilly span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 603 babies were registered. Emilly has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Emilly by Decade
How has Emilly 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.
Emilly by State
Birth registrations for Emilly span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Massachusetts, Texas. The lowest are in Ohio, Connecticut, Georgia. On average, about 54 Emillys were registered per state.
Emilly + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emilly as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Emilly
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Emilly: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emilly?
We estimate approximately 1,376 people named Emilly 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 249,095 Americans share this first name.
Is Emilly a common name?
Emilly is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,403 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emilly most popular?
Emilly reached peak popularity in 2003, when 69 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emilly is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emilly a female name?
Emilly is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emilly Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emilly Smith, Emilly Johnson, Emilly 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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