Emmalee
Emily is a feminine given name derived from the Roman family name "Aemilius", and is the feminine form of the name Emil.
Meaning & Origin of Emmalee
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Emily is a feminine given name derived from the Roman family name "Aemilius", and is the feminine form of the name Emil.
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The Story of Emmalee
Emmalee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1909, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 441 Emmalees were born — ranking #634 that year. As of 2026, Emmalee ranks #2,777 for baby girls with 61 births, falling sharply (-50%). In total, more than 9K Emmalees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Emmalee
Emmalee is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Emmalee's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #634. Use the chart and map above to compare Emmalee'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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