How Many People Are Named Emly?
An estimated 5 people in the United States have the first name Emly. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Emly peaked in popularity in 1916 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emly 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 Emly paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Emly is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
5
About 1 in 68,550,868 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1916
5 births
Total Registered
20
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emly
Emly is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 20 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Emly as a female name
Ranked #18,486 in 2007
5 female births in 2007
Peak: 1916 (5 births)
Emly: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emly span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 10 babies were registered. While Emly is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Emly by Decade
How has Emly 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.
Emly + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emly as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Emly
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Emly: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emly?
We estimate approximately 5 people named Emly 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 68,550,868 Americans share this first name.
Is Emly a common name?
Emly is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 18.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 20 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emly most popular?
Emly reached peak popularity in 1916, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emly is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emly a female name?
Emly is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emly Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emly Smith, Emly Johnson, Emly 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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