Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Emelia

Meaning A female given name from Emilia Gender Girl Rank 2025 #601 Trend ↓ Falling 20%

A female given name from Emilia.

Rank 2025
#601
among girls · ↓27 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
488
named Emelia · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,294
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
701 babies
All-time total
14,028
#1,348 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Emelia popularity over time

14,028 babies have been named Emelia since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2020Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 201 20 – #333
1890s 273 27 +36% #435
1900s 229 23 -16% #604
1910s 409 41 +79% #784
1920s 445 45 +9% #973
1930s 224 22 -50% #1,166
1940s 194 19 -13% #1,902
1950s 189 19 -3% #2,017
1960s 134 13 -29% #3,031
1970s 126 13 -6% #3,943
1980s 310 31 +146% #2,480
1990s 699 70 +125% #1,753
2000s 2,077 208 +197% #873
2010s 4,988 499 +140% #443
2020s (to 2025) 3,530 588 +18% #452

Where Emelia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 471 0.29 outside top 500
2027 457 0.28 outside top 500
2028 445 0.28 outside top 500
2029 436 0.27 outside top 500
2030 428 0.27 outside top 500

Where Emelia is most popular

Girls named Emelia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.351 per 1,000. Strongest in Maine, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Emelia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maine 18 1.16 +232%
Rhode Island 11 0.879 +150%
New Hampshire 15 0.812 +132%
Wisconsin 76 0.738 +110%
Connecticut 42 0.722 +106%
Nevada 33 0.710 +102%
Minnesota 67 0.621 +77%
Arizona 82 0.584 +67%
Arkansas 30 0.568 +62%
Ohio 134 0.565 +61%
Michigan 102 0.560 +60%
Kentucky 47 0.550 +57%
Colorado 61 0.546 +56%
Oklahoma 40 0.544 +55%
Missouri 64 0.531 +51%
Indiana 73 0.520 +48%
West Virginia 13 0.496 +41%
Massachusetts 59 0.488 +39%
Illinois 110 0.481 +37%
Oregon 31 0.476 +36%
Pennsylvania 108 0.457 +30%
Iowa 26 0.445 +27%
Tennessee 70 0.442 +26%
Alabama 41 0.437 +24%
Hawaii 5 0.436 +24%
Washington 63 0.436 +24%
Florida 162 0.379 +8%
Virginia 63 0.370 +5%
Kansas 21 0.364 ≈ national
Nebraska 13 0.362 ≈ national
New York 143 0.361 ≈ national
North Carolina 82 0.360 ≈ national
South Dakota 5 0.350 ≈ national
New Jersey 62 0.343 ≈ national
Texas 258 0.321 -9%
California 269 0.320 -9%
South Carolina 28 0.311 -11%
Louisiana 24 0.274 -22%
Georgia 61 0.269 -23%
Maryland 25 0.236 -33%
Utah 18 0.216 -38%
Idaho 5 0.149 -57%
Mississippi 5 0.107 -70%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Mexico – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Emelia

Emelia is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #601 in 2025 with 488 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 14,028 American babies have been named Emelia. Its peak came in 2019, when 701 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Emelia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Emelia?

The median living Emelia is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 18. An estimated 12 thousand people named Emelia are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Emelia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 488 #601
2024 528 #574
2023 570 #533
2022 598 #521
2021 663 #471
2020 683 #452
2019 701 #443
2018 654 #481
2017 575 #540
2016 532 #583
2015 509 #591
2014 463 #619
2013 438 #645
2012 411 #686
2011 366 #752
2010 339 #805
2009 316 #873
2008 282 #956
2007 222 #1,155
2006 247 #1,038
2005 210 #1,123
2004 220 #1,051
2003 189 #1,147
2002 162 #1,238
2001 115 #1,602
2000 114 #1,560
1995 69 #1,990
1990 53 #2,353
1985 26 #3,347
1980 24 #3,434
1975 12 #4,942
1970 7 #6,541
1965 13 #3,603
1960 13 #3,556
1955 19 #2,572
1950 23 #2,017
1945 19 #1,950
1940 18 #1,911
1935 23 #1,565
1930 41 #1,166
1925 48 #1,106
1920 47 #1,091
1915 52 #920
1910 30 #784
1905 17 #906
1900 25 #731
1895 27 #579
1890 34 #435
1885 29 #383
1880 12 #503

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Emelia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Emelia?

The median living Emelia is about 10 years old. Half of all living Emelias are between 5 and 18 years old.

How many people named Emelia are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Emelia are alive in the United States, based on 14,028 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Emelia mean?

A female given name from Emilia.

How popular is the name Emelia in 2025?

Emelia ranked #601 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 488 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Emelia?

14,028 babies have been named Emelia in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Emelia most popular?

Emelia peaked in 2019, when 701 newborns received the name.

Is Emelia a boy or girl name?

Emelia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Emelia rising or falling?

Emelia is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Emelia become more popular?

Emelia is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 428 girls named Emelia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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