Girls name
Emily
Emily is a girls' name given to 879,778 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1999 with 26,542 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among girls names in California in 1999.
Which states favor Emily
Emily by state
Top states by all-time births named Emily. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 98,899 | #16 (2025) |
| 2 | Texas | 67,421 | #21 (2025) |
| 3 | New York | 59,781 | #30 (2025) |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 42,409 | #53 (2025) |
| 5 | Illinois | 40,820 | #32 (2025) |
| 6 | Ohio | 38,923 | #59 (2025) |
| 7 | Florida | 37,099 | #18 (2025) |
| 8 | Michigan | 30,847 | #98 (2025) |
| 9 | New Jersey | 25,626 | #18 (2025) |
| 10 | Georgia | 25,234 | #47 (2025) |
| 11 | North Carolina | 24,999 | #46 (2025) |
| 12 | Massachusetts | 24,609 | #39 (2025) |
| 13 | Virginia | 22,901 | #42 (2025) |
| 14 | Indiana | 20,717 | #66 (2025) |
| 15 | Tennessee | 19,345 | #66 (2025) |
| 16 | Missouri | 18,727 | #97 (2025) |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 18,352 | #61 (2025) |
| 18 | Minnesota | 18,340 | #80 (2025) |
| 19 | Washington | 17,532 | #23 (2025) |
| 20 | Maryland | 15,286 | #32 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).