Emilly
Girl name · #2875 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 59 baby girls were named Emilly, placing it at #2875 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3989, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 30,508 girls born in 2025 was named Emilly.
The 50-year story
Emilly first appears in the Social Security records in 1975, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2003, when 69 girls were named Emilly — good for #2393 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Emilly per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Emilly in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Emilly is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Emilly will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Emilly is most common
State-level data for Emilly is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Emilly
Statistically, parents drawn to Emilly tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Reilly, Ally, Elly, Janelly, and Janely.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Emilly | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | #2859 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3822 |
| 2023 | 28 | #4746 |
| 2022 | 20 | #5984 |
| 2021 | 12 | #8464 |
| 2020 | 20 | #5850 |
| 2019 | 23 | #5449 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5454 |
| 2017 | 29 | #4695 |
| 2016 | 23 | #5622 |
| 2015 | 37 | #3989 |
| 2014 | 25 | #5310 |
| 2013 | 30 | #4645 |
| 2012 | 36 | #4121 |
| 2011 | 44 | #3550 |
| 2010 | 51 | #3203 |
| 2009 | 59 | #2940 |
| 2008 | 63 | #2831 |
| 2007 | 64 | #2822 |
| 2006 | 61 | #2850 |
| 2005 | 60 | #2756 |
| 2004 | 64 | #2589 |
| 2003 | 69 | #2393 |
| 2002 | 45 | #3146 |
| 2001 | 61 | #2512 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Emilly a popular girl name?
Emilly ranked #2875 among girls in 2025 with 59 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3989.
When was the name Emilly most popular?
Emilly peaked in 2003, when 69 American girls received the name (ranked #2393 that year). Since 2003 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Emilly?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 30,508 newborn American girls was named Emilly. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.