girl's name
Emilly
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,855
Emilly is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 59 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2003, when 69 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 56,192 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1975.
Emilly over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 27 |
| 1980s | 61 |
| 1990s | 272 |
| 2000s | 603 |
| 2010s | 321 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 178 |
How popular is Emilly?
In 2025, Emilly was given to 59 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Emilly is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Emilly
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Emilly also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Emilly over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Emilly
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Emilly — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Emilly
How popular is the name Emilly?
In 2025, Emilly was given to 59 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Emilly a girl's or a boy's name?
Emilly is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Emilly most popular?
Emilly peaked in 2003, when 69 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Emilly a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Emilly currently ranks #2,878 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.