Girls name · Illinois
Emily in Illinois
Emily was the #32 most common girls name in Illinois in 2025, with 190 Emily births that year. In years with 5 or more births, 40,820 were recorded from 1910 on.
Popularity over time
Emily in Illinois, year by year
| Year | Babies | State rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 67 | #69 |
| 1926 | 110 | #109 |
| 1943 | 42 | #211 |
| 1959 | 47 | #294 |
| 1976 | 243 | #56 |
| 1992 | 1,049 | #6 |
| 2009 | 673 | #5 |
| 2025 | 190 | #32 |
Emily started at #69 in 1910 and finished at #32 in 2025 on the girls list in Illinois, with a high of #1 in 1997 and a low of #348 in 1958.
No year in Illinois had more Emily births than 1999, when 1,198 were born. Its highest rank among girls names in Illinois was #1, in 1997.
Its highest rank in any state was #1, in California in 1999. See Emily in every state →
How popular is Emily in Illinois?
Emily was the #32 most common girls name in Illinois in 2025, with 190 Emily births that year. In years with 5 or more births, 40,820 were recorded from 1910 on.
How many babies are named Emily in Illinois?
In 2025, 190 babies born in Illinois were named Emily.
What is the rank of Emily in Illinois?
In 2025, Emily sat at #32 on the girls list for Illinois.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names by state of birth (public domain). Counts below 5 in a state-year are omitted by the SSA for privacy.