girls' name ★ peaked 2004

Emilee

Meaning Emilee is a feminine given name and variant of Emily Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,867 Trend ↓ Falling 57%

Emilee is a feminine given name and variant of Emily.

Rank 2025
#1,867
among girls · ↓164 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
106
named Emilee · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 15,163
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2004
1,025 babies
All-time total
24,027
#941 all-time among girls
First recorded
1916
in Social Security records

Emilee popularity over time

24,027 babies have been named Emilee since 1916, 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 33 – 33 3 – #2,722
1920s 57 – 57 6 +73% #2,314
1930s 73 – 73 7 +28% #2,264
1940s 89 – 89 9 +22% #2,456
1950s 68 – 68 7 -24% #3,336
1960s 67 – 67 7 -1% #3,835
1970s 509 – 509 51 +660% #1,370
1980s 2,049 – 2,049 205 +303% #636
1990s 6,574 – 6,574 657 +221% #332
2000s 8,817 8 8,825 883 +34% #304
2010s 4,727 – 4,727 473 -46% #473
2020s (to 2025) 956 – 956 159 -66% #1,016

Where Emilee 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 92 0.06 outside top 500
2027 82 0.05 outside top 500
2028 74 0.05 outside top 500
2029 68 0.04 outside top 500
2030 63 0.04 outside top 500

Where Emilee is most popular

Girls named Emilee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.087 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Indiana.

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 Emilee 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
West Virginia 5 0.191 +119%
Pennsylvania 34 0.144 +65%
Indiana 18 0.128 +47%
Ohio 29 0.122 +40%
Utah 10 0.120 +38%
North Carolina 27 0.119 +36%
Florida 50 0.117 +34%
Louisiana 10 0.114 +31%
Arkansas 5 0.095 +8%
Texas 75 0.093 +7%
Michigan 16 0.088 ≈ national
California 67 0.080 -9%
Georgia 17 0.075 -14%
South Carolina 6 0.067 -24%
New York 25 0.063 -28%
Washington 9 0.062 -29%
Virginia 10 0.059 -33%
Colorado 5 0.045 -49%
Arizona 6 0.043 -51%
New Jersey 7 0.039 -56%
Tennessee 6 0.038 -57%
Illinois 6 0.026 -70%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Emilee

Emilee is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,867 in 2025 with 106 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 24,027 American babies have been named Emilee. Its peak came in 2004, when 1,025 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 Emilee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Emilee?

The median living Emilee is about 23 years old; half are between 16 and 29. An estimated 24 thousand people named Emilee are alive in the United States today.

median 23 020406080100

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

Emilee year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 106 #1,867 – –
2024 120 #1,703 – –
2023 136 #1,559 – –
2022 162 #1,408 – –
2021 184 #1,265 – –
2020 248 #1,016 – –
2019 266 #975 – –
2018 355 #768 – –
2017 324 #839 – –
2016 412 #699 – –
2015 515 #586 – –
2014 497 #593 – –
2013 571 #521 – –
2012 555 #542 – –
2011 593 #499 – –
2010 639 #473 – –
2009 721 #438 – –
2008 689 #459 – –
2007 796 #409 – –
2006 860 #375 – –
2005 954 #334 – –
2004 1,017 #313 8 #8,369
2003 1,019 #304 – –
2002 912 #332 – –
2001 918 #334 – –
2000 931 #333 – –
1995 713 #367 – –
1990 392 #587 – –
1985 198 #823 – –
1980 105 #1,244 – –
1975 76 #1,385 – –
1970 14 #4,102 – –
1965 6 #6,013 – –
1960 7 #5,328 – –
1955 5 #6,115 – –
1950 6 #4,906 – –
1945 7 #3,774 – –
1940 12 #2,461 – –
1935 6 #3,898 – –
1930 9 #3,134 – –
1925 – – – –
1920 8 #3,716 – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Emilee?

The median living Emilee is about 23 years old. Half of all living Emilees are between 16 and 29 years old.

How many people named Emilee are alive today?

An estimated 24 thousand people named Emilee are alive in the United States, based on 24,027 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Emilee mean?

Emilee is a feminine given name and variant of Emily.

How popular is the name Emilee in 2025?

Emilee ranked #1,867 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 106 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Emilee?

24,027 babies have been named Emilee in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Emilee most popular?

Emilee peaked in 2004, when 1,025 newborns received the name.

Is Emilee a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Emilee rising or falling?

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

Will Emilee become more popular?

Emilee is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 63 girls named Emilee 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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