Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Emelia

#1,316 most common girls' name of all time · #2,297 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,316
Rank overall
#2,297 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
14,028
Since 2016
5,992
Peak year
2019 #443
Best rank
#335 1883
Girls Boys peak 701/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Emelia is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 488 — 488 #601
2024 528 — 528 #574
2023 570 — 570 #533
2022 598 — 598 #521
2021 663 — 663 #470
2020 683 — 683 #452
2019 701 — 701 #443
2018 654 — 654 #480
2017 575 — 575 #539
2016 532 — 532 #583
2015 509 — 509 #591
2014 463 — 463 #619
2013 438 — 438 #645
2012 411 — 411 #685
2011 366 — 366 #752
2010 339 — 339 #805
2009 316 — 316 #873
2008 282 — 282 #955
2007 222 — 222 #1,152
2006 247 — 247 #1,036
2005 210 — 210 #1,121
2004 220 — 220 #1,050
2003 189 — 189 #1,146
2002 162 — 162 #1,237
2001 115 — 115 #1,600
2000 114 — 114 #1,560
1999 88 — 88 #1,804
1998 90 — 90 #1,751
1997 79 — 79 #1,864
1996 78 — 78 #1,864
1995 69 — 69 #1,983
1994 61 — 61 #2,188
1993 62 — 62 #2,152
1992 57 — 57 #2,296
1991 62 — 62 #2,138
1990 53 — 53 #2,345
1989 42 — 42 #2,663
1988 39 — 39 #2,704
1987 37 — 37 #2,660
1986 40 — 40 #2,472
1985 26 — 26 #3,329
1984 29 — 29 #2,995
1983 27 — 27 #3,068
1982 21 — 21 #3,780
1981 25 — 25 #3,345
1980 24 — 24 #3,413
1979 16 — 16 #4,422
1978 13 — 13 #4,935
1977 15 — 15 #4,430
1976 12 — 12 #4,913
1975 12 — 12 #4,856
1974 12 — 12 #4,730
1973 13 — 13 #4,367
1972 15 — 15 #3,896
1971 11 — 11 #4,819
1970 7 — 7 #6,371
1969 9 — 9 #5,065
1968 13 — 13 #3,795
1967 13 — 13 #3,658
1966 8 — 8 #4,871
1965 13 — 13 #3,553
1964 18 — 18 #3,002
1963 16 — 16 #3,177
1962 17 — 17 #3,038
1961 14 — 14 #3,463
1960 13 — 13 #3,514
1959 13 — 13 #3,439
1958 18 — 18 #2,755
1957 25 — 25 #2,219
1956 15 — 15 #3,051
1955 19 — 19 #2,557
1954 15 — 15 #2,893
1953 19 — 19 #2,435
1952 25 — 25 #2,023
1951 17 — 17 #2,475
1950 23 — 23 #2,002
1949 19 — 19 #2,275
1948 25 — 25 #1,904
1947 15 — 15 #2,640
1946 20 — 20 #2,094
1945 19 — 19 #1,943
1944 20 — 20 #1,916
1943 19 — 19 #1,996
1942 20 — 20 #1,921
1941 19 — 19 #1,886
1940 18 — 18 #1,903
1939 14 — 14 #2,209
1938 27 — 27 #1,437
1937 19 — 19 #1,786
1936 18 — 18 #1,803
1935 23 — 23 #1,550
1934 18 — 18 #1,836
1933 28 — 28 #1,366
1932 20 — 20 #1,758
1931 16 — 16 #2,027
1930 41 — 41 #1,162
1929 39 — 39 #1,195
1928 27 — 27 #1,545
1927 40 — 40 #1,234
1926 34 — 34 #1,358
1925 48 — 48 #1,101
1924 54 — 54 #1,058
1923 44 — 44 #1,158
1922 54 — 54 #1,023
1921 58 — 58 #969
1920 47 — 47 #1,089
1919 44 — 44 #1,105
1918 57 — 57 #948
1917 54 — 54 #946
1916 48 — 48 #994
1915 52 — 52 #917
1914 41 — 41 #919
1913 36 — 36 #886
1912 26 — 26 #1,006
1911 21 — 21 #958
1910 30 — 30 #784
1909 22 — 22 #872
1908 28 — 28 #731
1907 16 — 16 #948
1906 31 — 31 #647
1905 17 — 17 #904
1904 16 — 16 #911
1903 22 — 22 #717
1902 25 — 25 #672
1901 27 — 27 #606
1900 25 — 25 #726
1899 28 — 28 #582
1898 26 — 26 #635
1897 22 — 22 #664
1896 24 — 24 #638
1895 27 — 27 #583
1894 26 — 26 #572
1893 33 — 33 #469
1892 22 — 22 #598
1891 31 — 31 #464
1890 34 — 34 #443
1889 13 — 13 #727
1888 33 — 33 #436
1887 27 — 27 #429
1886 19 — 19 #514
1885 29 — 29 #384
1884 12 — 12 #618
1883 29 — 29 #335
1882 17 — 17 #452
1881 10 — 10 #549
1880 12 — 12 #503