How popular is “Emily” in the USA?
Number of people named “Emily” by birth year
This chart shows how many people named “Emily” were born each year.
Due to changes to population growth and data collection rates over time, this isn't a good chart for understanding popularity.
Popularity of “Emily” by birth year
This chart shows how the popularity of “Emily” has changed over time.
Popularity is the number of people named “Emily” born in that year divided by the total number of births for that year.
Bias in sex for “Emily” by birth year
This chart shows how “Emily” has been used as gendered name over time. The scale ranges from 1 (only females) to -1 (only males).
Sex is a required field in SSA's Social Security Card applications (only 2 options). Most applications are filed around a person's time of birth.
The raw data
This table shows the data used in the above charts.
| Year | Count | Proportion | Females | Males | Bias toward female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 210 | 0.001042266 | 210 | 100% | |
| 1881 | 244 | 0.001266283 | 244 | 100% | |
| 1882 | 272 | 0.001227808 | 272 | 100% | |
| 1883 | 342 | 0.001576436 | 342 | 100% | |
| 1884 | 364 | 0.001495106 | 364 | 100% | |
| 1885 | 346 | 0.001436555 | 346 | 100% | |
| 1886 | 369 | 0.001445262 | 369 | 100% | |
| 1887 | 335 | 0.001354121 | 335 | 100% | |
| 1888 | 457 | 0.001526014 | 457 | 100% | |
| 1889 | 429 | 0.001484707 | 429 | 100% | |
| 1890 | 509 | 0.00168878 | 509 | 100% | |
| 1891 | 444 | 0.001548814 | 444 | 100% | |
| 1892 | 518 | 0.001549163 | 518 | 100% | |
| 1893 | 506 | 0.001555856 | 506 | 100% | |
| 1894 | 551 | 0.001626856 | 551 | 100% | |
| 1895 | 605 | 0.001723544 | 605 | 100% | |
| 1896 | 532 | 0.001488179 | 527 | 5 | 98% |
| 1897 | 619 | 0.001784083 | 619 | 100% | |
| 1898 | 628 | 0.001646324 | 628 | 100% | |
| 1899 | 569 | 0.001677313 | 569 | 100% | |
| 1900 | 626 | 0.001390305 | 626 | 100% | |
| 1901 | 537 | 0.001552867 | 537 | 100% | |
| 1902 | 606 | 0.001566977 | 606 | 100% | |
| 1903 | 558 | 0.001463791 | 558 | 100% | |
| 1904 | 599 | 0.001484566 | 599 | 100% | |
| 1905 | 683 | 0.001611134 | 683 | 100% | |
| 1906 | 619 | 0.001444739 | 619 | 100% | |
| 1907 | 714 | 0.00153419 | 714 | 100% | |
| 1908 | 732 | 0.001497999 | 732 | 100% | |
| 1909 | 749 | 0.001465111 | 749 | 100% | |
| 1910 | 785 | 0.001328905 | 785 | 100% | |
| 1911 | 909 | 0.001410879 | 909 | 100% | |
| 1912 | 1153 | 0.001166933 | 1147 | 6 | 99% |
| 1913 | 1386 | 0.001218878 | 1386 | 100% | |
| 1914 | 1650 | 0.00116497 | 1650 | 100% | |
| 1915 | 2091 | 0.001141108 | 2091 | 100% | |
| 1916 | 2218 | 0.001146598 | 2213 | 5 | 100% |
| 1917 | 2220 | 0.001106264 | 2220 | 100% | |
| 1918 | 2361 | 0.001087462 | 2361 | 100% | |
| 1919 | 2313 | 0.001096078 | 2307 | 6 | 99% |
| 1920 | 2175 | 0.000961262 | 2168 | 7 | 99% |
| 1921 | 2190 | 0.000938101 | 2184 | 6 | 99% |
| 1922 | 2146 | 0.000937465 | 2146 | 100% | |
| 1923 | 2062 | 0.000895551 | 2057 | 5 | 100% |
| 1924 | 2051 | 0.000861178 | 2044 | 7 | 99% |
| 1925 | 1772 | 0.000759433 | 1767 | 5 | 99% |
| 1926 | 1735 | 0.000755696 | 1729 | 6 | 99% |
| 1927 | 1667 | 0.000718734 | 1656 | 11 | 99% |
| 1928 | 1559 | 0.000689548 | 1559 | 100% | |
| 1929 | 1450 | 0.000661445 | 1444 | 6 | 99% |
| 1930 | 1354 | 0.00060901 | 1344 | 10 | 99% |
| 1931 | 1194 | 0.000567397 | 1186 | 8 | 99% |
| 1932 | 1155 | 0.000547066 | 1147 | 8 | 99% |
| 1933 | 1062 | 0.000531157 | 1062 | 100% | |
| 1934 | 1068 | 0.000514261 | 1068 | 100% | |
| 1935 | 1094 | 0.00052349 | 1094 | 100% | |
| 1936 | 1130 | 0.000543916 | 1123 | 7 | 99% |
| 1937 | 1298 | 0.000609211 | 1293 | 5 | 99% |
| 1938 | 1315 | 0.000594333 | 1308 | 7 | 99% |
| 1939 | 1300 | 0.000589996 | 1292 | 8 | 99% |
| 1940 | 1274 | 0.000553288 | 1269 | 5 | 99% |
| 1941 | 1377 | 0.000565192 | 1368 | 9 | 99% |
| 1942 | 1426 | 0.000522014 | 1419 | 7 | 99% |
| 1943 | 1336 | 0.000473338 | 1336 | 100% | |
| 1944 | 1251 | 0.000465055 | 1251 | 100% | |
| 1945 | 1141 | 0.000430104 | 1134 | 7 | 99% |
| 1946 | 1384 | 0.000433143 | 1379 | 5 | 99% |
| 1947 | 1470 | 0.000408081 | 1470 | 100% | |
| 1948 | 1391 | 0.000402899 | 1391 | 100% | |
| 1949 | 1392 | 0.000399459 | 1392 | 100% | |
| 1950 | 1323 | 0.000377633 | 1316 | 7 | 99% |
| 1951 | 1287 | 0.000349371 | 1287 | 100% | |
| 1952 | 1392 | 0.000366505 | 1392 | 100% | |
| 1953 | 1325 | 0.000343834 | 1325 | 100% | |
| 1954 | 1341 | 0.000336875 | 1341 | 100% | |
| 1955 | 1303 | 0.000324528 | 1303 | 100% | |
| 1956 | 1290 | 0.000312873 | 1283 | 7 | 99% |
| 1957 | 1207 | 0.00028721 | 1207 | 100% | |
| 1958 | 1171 | 0.000283345 | 1171 | 100% | |
| 1959 | 1214 | 0.000292057 | 1214 | 100% | |
| 1960 | 1225 | 0.000294876 | 1225 | 100% | |
| 1961 | 1148 | 0.000277233 | 1148 | 100% | |
| 1962 | 1079 | 0.000267407 | 1079 | 100% | |
| 1963 | 1107 | 0.000279645 | 1107 | 100% | |
| 1964 | 1131 | 0.00029092 | 1131 | 100% | |
| 1965 | 1288 | 0.000355249 | 1288 | 100% | |
| 1966 | 1249 | 0.000359359 | 1249 | 100% | |
| 1967 | 1211 | 0.0003567 | 1206 | 5 | 99% |
| 1968 | 1328 | 0.000393067 | 1328 | 100% | |
| 1969 | 1576 | 0.000453441 | 1576 | 100% | |
| 1970 | 1937 | 0.000537037 | 1931 | 6 | 99% |
| 1971 | 1865 | 0.000543339 | 1865 | 100% | |
| 1972 | 2345 | 0.000746027 | 2335 | 10 | 99% |
| 1973 | 3041 | 0.001007915 | 3028 | 13 | 99% |
| 1974 | 4348 | 0.001430166 | 4330 | 18 | 99% |
| 1975 | 5499 | 0.001821024 | 5483 | 16 | 99% |
| 1976 | 5568 | 0.001834818 | 5548 | 20 | 99% |
| 1977 | 6897 | 0.002171119 | 6880 | 17 | 100% |
| 1978 | 7499 | 0.002362492 | 7478 | 21 | 99% |
| 1979 | 7998 | 0.002403741 | 7971 | 27 | 99% |
| 1980 | 9036 | 0.002623054 | 9003 | 33 | 99% |
| 1981 | 10848 | 0.003135633 | 10800 | 48 | 99% |
| 1982 | 12574 | 0.003584195 | 12519 | 55 | 99% |
| 1983 | 12420 | 0.00358603 | 12376 | 44 | 99% |
| 1984 | 12839 | 0.00368013 | 12786 | 53 | 99% |
| 1985 | 13184 | 0.003694017 | 13137 | 47 | 99% |
| 1986 | 13293 | 0.00373719 | 13236 | 57 | 99% |
| 1987 | 14761 | 0.004094092 | 14710 | 51 | 99% |
| 1988 | 15926 | 0.00431043 | 15869 | 57 | 99% |
| 1989 | 17405 | 0.004527479 | 17323 | 82 | 99% |
| 1990 | 19419 | 0.004913583 | 19366 | 53 | 99% |
| 1991 | 20344 | 0.005223122 | 20310 | 34 | 100% |
| 1992 | 21865 | 0.005692581 | 21834 | 31 | 100% |
| 1993 | 23635 | 0.006269259 | 23592 | 43 | 100% |
| 1994 | 24182 | 0.006505161 | 24151 | 31 | 100% |
| 1995 | 24421 | 0.006668966 | 24381 | 40 | 100% |
| 1996 | 25185 | 0.006905831 | 25151 | 34 | 100% |
| 1997 | 25770 | 0.00710793 | 25735 | 35 | 100% |
| 1998 | 26223 | 0.007129727 | 26185 | 38 | 100% |
| 1999 | 26584 | 0.007197281 | 26539 | 45 | 100% |
| 2000 | 25987 | 0.006875562 | 25957 | 30 | 100% |
| 2001 | 25091 | 0.006703278 | 25059 | 32 | 100% |
| 2002 | 24502 | 0.006555203 | 24468 | 34 | 100% |
| 2003 | 25732 | 0.006768444 | 25691 | 41 | 100% |
| 2004 | 25160 | 0.006585768 | 25040 | 120 | 99% |
| 2005 | 23982 | 0.006238542 | 23949 | 33 | 100% |
| 2006 | 21441 | 0.005420804 | 21410 | 31 | 100% |
| 2007 | 19386 | 0.004850565 | 19359 | 27 | 100% |
| 2008 | 17467 | 0.004445176 | 17441 | 26 | 100% |
| 2009 | 15379 | 0.004027157 | 15360 | 19 | 100% |
| 2010 | 14298 | 0.003870153 | 14278 | 20 | 100% |
| 2011 | 14281 | 0.003905851 | 14270 | 11 | 100% |
| 2012 | 13681 | 0.003742362 | 13660 | 21 | 100% |
| 2013 | 13157 | 0.003610938 | 13137 | 20 | 100% |
| 2014 | 12667 | 0.003419645 | 12656 | 11 | 100% |
| 2015 | 11818 | 0.003195446 | 11801 | 17 | 100% |
| 2016 | 11001 | 0.003000933 | 10994 | 7 | 100% |
| 2017 | 9811 | 0.002746058 | 9806 | 5 | 100% |
| 2018 | 8717 | 0.002482238 | 8706 | 11 | 100% |
| 2019 | 8256 | 0.00238212 | 8248 | 8 | 100% |
| 2020 | 6919 | 0.002075297 | 6908 | 11 | 100% |
| 2021 | 6583 | 0.001947799 | 6577 | 6 | 100% |
| 2022 | 6461 | 0.001921832 | 6461 | 100% |