Emely
The Story of Emely
Emely first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 1,092 Emelys were born — ranking #306 that year. As of 2026, Emely ranks #392 for baby girls with 779 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 25K Emelys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Emely
Emely is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 25K births in the dataset. Emely's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #298. Use the chart and map above to compare Emely's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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