Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Emily
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1999
Peak era
1999
Peak births
26,542
Current vitality
Strong
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Emily
How many people are named Emily?
An estimated 797,436 living Americans are named Emily.
How rare is Emily?
Emily is still widely used among babies today, with 5,451 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 79.5% from its 1999 peak.
How old is the typical Emily?
The median age of a living American named Emily is approximately 27 years, with most bearers falling between 19 and 36 years old.
Is Emily still popular?
Somewhat. Emily has been declining since its 1999 peak and registered 5,451 births in 2025.
Where is Emily most common?
Emily has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appears 3.8× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19992025
Peak year
1999
Decline from peak
79.5%
2025
5,451
All-time
896,487
Where it lives now
Emily is most concentrated in Utah — about 3.7× the national rate in the 1970s.
States where Emily is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.