Is Emilly a boy or girl name?

Emilly is a girl’s name. Of the 1,462 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Emilly

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Emilly was most popular in 2003, when 69 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,088 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,022, with 59 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,462 people named Emilly.

Emilly over time

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

Is Emilly a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Emilly is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,462 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.

Names that peaked alongside Emilly

Where Emilly 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