Emily Name Popularity

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How popular is Emily?

The very popular name Emily was the 12th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 50 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 500 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #1 for the first time in 1996 and as recently as 2007.

The name was given to the greatest number of children in 1999 with 26,539 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Emily in any given year was 210 in 1880.

Approximately during the years 1885-1888, 1908-1916, 1944-1947, 1962-1965, 1966-1982, and 1983-1997, the name Emily took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1926-1931, and 2005-2017.

Where is the name Emily popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

Emily's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Emily has dropped.

The name Emily is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Emily (Girl)		Emily (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		8,656	12	11	7,216
2017		9,781	12	5	12,816
2016		10,972	9	7	9,944
2015		11,786	8	17	5,352
2014		12,647	7	11	7,187
2013		13,126	7	20	4,659
2012		13,649	6	21	4,582
2011		14,258	6	11	7,133
2010		14,274	6	20	4,729
2009		15,352	6	19	4,981
2008		17,434	3	26	3,965
2007		19,355	1	27	3,812
2006		21,404	1	31	3,405
2005		23,940	1	33	3,107
2004		25,037	1	119	1,266
2003		25,691	1	41	2,519
2002		24,464	1	34	2,771
2001		25,057	1	32	2,882
2000		25,956	1	30	2,937
1999		26,539	1	45	2,109
1998		26,182	1	38	2,318
1997		25,732	1	35	2,361
1996		25,151	1	34	2,349
1995		24,380	3	40	2,063
1994		24,149	3	31	2,462
1993		23,595	5	43	1,915
1992		21,832	7	31	2,376
1991		20,308	10	34	2,159
1990		19,364	12	53	1,573
1989		17,320	13	82	1,176
1988		15,869	18	57	1,377
1987		14,706	19	51	1,425
1986		13,235	24	57	1,289
1985		13,136	24	47	1,433
1984		12,784	24	53	1,270
1983		12,379	25	44	1,433
1982		12,518	24	55	1,260
1981		10,802	29	48	1,365
1980		9,006	31	33	1,740
1979		7,972	34	27	1,959
1978		7,480	33	21	2,233
1977		6,879	37	17	2,591
1976		5,547	50	20	2,266
1975		5,481	48	16	2,566
1974		4,328	69	19	2,216
1973		3,029	99	13	2,759
1972		2,334	131	10	3,217
1971		1,866	166	< 5	--
1970		1,931	173	6	4,397
1969		1,576	198	< 5	--
1968		1,327	225	< 5	--
1967		1,207	239	5	4,136
1966		1,249	237	< 5	--
1965		1,288	238	< 5	--
1964		1,130	268	< 5	--
1963		1,108	269	< 5	--
1962		1,077	273	< 5	--
1961		1,148	265	< 5	--
1960		1,223	251	< 5	--
1959		1,213	250	< 5	--
1958		1,174	254	< 5	--
1957		1,205	246	< 5	--
1956		1,283	230	7	3,306
1955		1,305	223	< 5	--
1954		1,340	218	< 5	--
1953		1,325	220	< 5	--
1952		1,392	207	< 5	--
1951		1,287	212	< 5	--
1950		1,316	203	7	3,127
1949		1,393	196	< 5	--
1948		1,391	194	< 5	--
1947		1,468	187	< 5	--
1946		1,379	186	5	3,675
1945		1,134	181	7	2,825
1944		1,251	170	< 5	--
1943		1,336	175	< 5	--
1942		1,419	164	7	3,021
1941		1,368	162	9	2,536
1940		1,269	164	5	3,606
1939		1,292	164	8	2,673
1938		1,308	164	7	2,955
1937		1,293	161	5	3,692
1936		1,123	171	7	2,970
1935		1,094	173	< 5	--
1934		1,068	175	< 5	--
1933		1,062	171	< 5	--
1932		1,146	168	8	2,930
1931		1,188	158	8	2,925
1930		1,344	153	10	2,658
1929		1,445	151	6	3,678
1928		1,559	150	< 5	--
1927		1,656	146	11	2,574
1926		1,729	142	6	3,848
1925		1,767	145	5	4,397
1924		2,044	136	7	3,615
1923		2,056	128	5	4,421
1922		2,146	121	< 5	--
1921		2,184	121	6	4,012
1920		2,168	119	7	3,595
1919		2,307	105	6	3,863
1918		2,361	105	< 5	--
1917		2,220	103	< 5	--
1916		2,213	100	5	4,103
1915		2,091	99	< 5	--
1914		1,650	98	< 5	--
1913		1,387	99	< 5	--
1912		1,147	105	6	2,367
1911		909	103	< 5	--
1910		785	110	< 5	--
1909		749	103	< 5	--
1908		732	103	< 5	--
1907		714	100	< 5	--
1906		619	104	< 5	--
1905		683	100	< 5	--
1904		599	103	< 5	--
1903		558	101	< 5	--
1902		606	97	< 5	--
1901		537	99	< 5	--
1900		626	105	< 5	--
1899		569	96	< 5	--
1898		628	94	< 5	--
1897		619	88	< 5	--
1896		527	96	5	1,148
1895		605	89	< 5	--
1894		551	93	< 5	--
1893		506	95	< 5	--
1892		518	94	< 5	--
1891		444	95	< 5	--
1890		509	86	< 5	--
1889		429	93	< 5	--
1888		457	90	< 5	--
1887		335	98	< 5	--
1886		369	93	< 5	--
1885		346	87	< 5	--
1884		364	81	< 5	--
1883		342	81	< 5	--
1882		272	95	< 5	--
1881		244	90	< 5	--
1880		210	100	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.