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Emelie

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Emelie was most popular in 2003, when 76 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,829 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,844, with 25 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,612 people named Emelie.

Most popular in2003
Rank that year#3,829
Births that year76
Total since 18802,612
Given to100% girls

Emelie over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Emelie’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Emelie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Emelie is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,612 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Emelie is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org