Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2005

Emmalee

Meaning A female given name originating as a coinage Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,304 Trend ↓ Falling 51%

A female given name originating as a coinage.

Rank 2025
#3,304
among girls · ↓521 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
47
named Emmalee · -23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 34,197
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2005
441 babies
All-time total
9,008
#1,791 all-time among girls
First recorded
1909
in Social Security records

Emmalee popularity over time

9,008 babies have been named Emmalee since 1909, 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
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2005Girls

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 – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s 7 1 – #1,825
1910s 57 6 +714% #2,029
1920s 87 9 +53% #2,504
1930s 43 4 -51% #2,995
1940s 35 4 -19% #3,091
1950s – – – –
1960s 11 1 – #6,041
1970s 83 8 +655% #3,174
1980s 352 35 +324% #2,125
1990s 1,340 134 +281% #877
2000s 3,596 360 +168% #634
2010s 2,846 285 -21% #722
2020s (to 2025) 551 92 -68% #1,657

Where Emmalee 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 41 0.03 outside top 500
2027 36 0.02 outside top 500
2028 33 0.02 outside top 500
2029 30 0.02 outside top 500
2030 28 0.02 outside top 500

Where Emmalee is most popular

Girls named Emmalee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.053 per 1,000. Strongest in Oklahoma, Tennessee, and South Carolina.

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 Emmalee 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
Oklahoma 20 0.272 +416%
Tennessee 14 0.088 +68%
South Carolina 6 0.067 +27%
Florida 26 0.061 +15%
Alabama 5 0.053 ≈ national
Texas 34 0.042 -20%
California 33 0.039 -25%
Indiana 5 0.036 -32%
Virginia 6 0.035 -33%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -60%
Ohio 5 0.021 -60%
New York 7 0.018 -66%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Emmalee

Emmalee is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,304 in 2025 with 47 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1909, 9,008 American babies have been named Emmalee. Its peak came in 2005, when 441 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 Emmalee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Emmalee?

The median living Emmalee is about 18 years old; half are between 12 and 24. An estimated 8,700 people named Emmalee are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

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

Emmalee year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 47 #3,304
2024 61 #2,783
2023 108 #1,859
2022 102 #1,948
2021 109 #1,843
2020 124 #1,657
2019 156 #1,430
2018 175 #1,302
2017 230 #1,099
2016 262 #1,011
2015 278 #973
2014 322 #858
2013 355 #769
2012 335 #801
2011 383 #722
2010 350 #786
2009 394 #734
2008 399 #744
2007 372 #778
2006 410 #691
2005 441 #634
2004 423 #648
2003 393 #673
2002 281 #830
2001 251 #903
2000 232 #928
1995 143 #1,204
1990 69 #1,977
1985 42 #2,370
1980 12 #5,624
1975 8 #6,686
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 6 #4,004
1935 9 #2,995
1930 – –
1925 13 #2,661
1920 10 #3,174
1915 9 #2,970
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Emmalee?

The median living Emmalee is about 18 years old. Half of all living Emmalees are between 12 and 24 years old.

How many people named Emmalee are alive today?

An estimated 8,700 people named Emmalee are alive in the United States, based on 9,008 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Emmalee mean?

A female given name originating as a coinage.

How popular is the name Emmalee in 2025?

Emmalee ranked #3,304 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 47 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Emmalee?

9,008 babies have been named Emmalee in the United States since 1909, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Emmalee most popular?

Emmalee peaked in 2005, when 441 newborns received the name.

Is Emmalee a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Emmalee rising or falling?

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

Will Emmalee become more popular?

Emmalee is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 28 girls named Emmalee 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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