How Many People Are Named Emley?
An estimated 1 people in the United States have the first name Emley. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 121 years old, and Emley peaked in popularity in 1915 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emley 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 Emley paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 121, Emley is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1915.
- Emley is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
1
About 1 in 342,754,338 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
121
years old
Peak Year
1915
6 births
Total Registered
11
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emley
Emley is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Emley as a female name
Ranked #4,530 in 1938
5 female births in 1938
Peak: 1915 (6 births)
Emley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emley span from the 1910s to the 1930s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 6 babies were registered. Emley remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Emley by Decade
How has Emley 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.
Emley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Emley
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Emley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emley?
We estimate approximately 1 people named Emley 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 342,754,338 Americans share this first name.
Is Emley a common name?
Emley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 3.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emley most popular?
Emley reached peak popularity in 1915, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emley is approximately 121 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emley a female name?
Emley is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emley Smith, Emley Johnson, Emley 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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