Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2003

Emelie

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,134 Trend ↓ Falling 37%
Rank 2025
#5,134
among girls · ↓635 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
25
named Emelie · -19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 64,291
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2003
76 babies
All-time total
2,612
#3,934 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Emelie popularity over time

2,612 babies have been named Emelie 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1880Girls

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 80 8 – #556
1890s 79 8 -1% #734
1900s 71 7 -10% #1,066
1910s 101 10 +42% #1,733
1920s 131 13 +30% #2,017
1930s 131 13 0% #1,354
1940s 109 11 -17% #1,903
1950s 52 5 -52% #3,789
1960s 40 4 -23% #4,553
1970s 67 7 +68% #5,105
1980s 120 12 +79% #4,221
1990s 331 33 +176% #2,859
2000s 585 59 +77% #2,245
2010s 516 52 -12% #2,847
2020s (to 2025) 199 33 -36% #3,239

Where Emelie 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 23 0.01 outside top 500
2027 21 0.01 outside top 500
2028 20 0.01 outside top 500
2029 19 0.01 outside top 500
2030 18 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Emelie

Emelie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,134 in 2025 with 25 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 2,612 American babies have been named Emelie. Its peak came in 2003, when 76 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Emelie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Emelie?

The median living Emelie is about 20 years old; half are between 11 and 31. An estimated 2,000 people named Emelie are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

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

Emelie year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 25 #5,134
2024 31 #4,499
2023 35 #4,133
2022 26 #5,067
2021 34 #4,186
2020 48 #3,239
2019 47 #3,350
2018 55 #2,975
2017 56 #2,942
2016 59 #2,876
2015 39 #3,868
2014 52 #3,152
2013 57 #2,946
2012 37 #4,070
2011 53 #3,148
2010 61 #2,847
2009 60 #2,904
2008 55 #3,090
2007 63 #2,868
2006 55 #3,064
2005 63 #2,680
2004 70 #2,431
2003 76 #2,245
2002 62 #2,531
2001 43 #3,212
2000 38 #3,471
1995 37 #3,111
1990 21 #4,564
1985 9 #7,127
1980 10 #6,432
1975 10 #5,654
1970 8 #5,967
1965 5 #6,813
1960 9 #4,553
1955 8 #4,494
1950 7 #4,434
1945 16 #2,177
1940 15 #2,132
1935 22 #1,623
1930 10 #2,910
1925 14 #2,529
1920 18 #2,098
1915 13 #2,294
1910 – –
1905 6 #1,771
1900 8 #1,481
1895 11 #1,007
1890 14 #734
1885 7 #865
1880 10 #556

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Emelie?

The median living Emelie is about 20 years old. Half of all living Emelies are between 11 and 31 years old.

How many people named Emelie are alive today?

An estimated 2,000 people named Emelie are alive in the United States, based on 2,612 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Emelie in 2025?

Emelie ranked #5,134 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 25 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Emelie?

2,612 babies have been named Emelie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Emelie most popular?

Emelie peaked in 2003, when 76 newborns received the name.

Is Emelie a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Emelie rising or falling?

Emelie is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Emelie become more popular?

Emelie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 18 girls named Emelie 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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