Is Emsley a boy or girl name?

Emsley is a girl’s name. Of the 807 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.8% were girls and 1.2% were boys.

Emsley

Recorded 1916–2025 · United States

Emsley was most popular in 2015, when 70 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,478 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,410, with 41 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 807 people named Emsley.

Emsley over time

Births per year. The dot marks Emsley’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Emsley a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Emsley is a girl’s name — 98.8% of the 807 Americans given it were girls and 1.2% 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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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org