Names / Girl names
Emily
Current rank
#34
and easing
All-time peak
#1
in 1999
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
898,200
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1 in 1999 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Emily first shows up in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a girls' name. It currently ranks #34 and is slowly cooling. 1999 marked its high point, reaching #1. Over 898,200 have carried it since records began.