The baby name Emily appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1998 with 32,609 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Emily has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 982 |
| 1911 | 1,186 |
| 1912 | 1,432 |
| 1913 | 1,738 |
| 1914 | 2,033 |
| 1915 | 2,610 |
| 1916 | 2,849 |
| 1917 | 2,790 |
| 1918 | 3,004 |
| 1919 | 2,835 |
| 1920 | 2,639 |
| 1921 | 2,628 |
| 1922 | 2,288 |
| 1923 | 2,557 |
| 1924 | 2,657 |
| 1925 | 2,713 |
| 1926 | 2,565 |
| 1927 | 2,543 |
| 1928 | 2,407 |
| 1929 | 2,136 |
| 1930 | 2,048 |
| 1931 | 1,651 |
| 1932 | 1,579 |
| 1933 | 1,521 |
| 1934 | 1,418 |
| 1935 | 1,545 |
| 1936 | 1,536 |
| 1937 | 1,721 |
| 1938 | 1,763 |
| 1939 | 1,501 |
| 1940 | 1,665 |
| 1941 | 1,539 |
| 1942 | 1,496 |
| 1943 | 1,586 |
| 1944 | 1,357 |
| 1945 | 1,231 |
| 1946 | 1,492 |
| 1947 | 1,637 |
| 1948 | 1,520 |
| 1949 | 1,530 |
| 1950 | 1,555 |
| 1951 | 1,603 |
| 1952 | 1,710 |
| 1953 | 1,652 |
| 1954 | 1,573 |
| 1955 | 1,518 |
| 1956 | 1,496 |
| 1957 | 1,495 |
| 1958 | 1,497 |
| 1959 | 1,549 |
| 1960 | 1,501 |
| 1961 | 1,488 |
| 1962 | 1,299 |
| 1963 | 1,126 |
| 1964 | 1,231 |
| 1965 | 1,381 |
| 1966 | 1,421 |
| 1967 | 1,404 |
| 1968 | 1,553 |
| 1969 | 1,829 |
| 1970 | 2,270 |
| 1971 | 2,205 |
| 1972 | 2,771 |
| 1973 | 3,460 |
| 1974 | 5,183 |
| 1975 | 6,586 |
| 1976 | 6,591 |
| 1977 | 8,512 |
| 1978 | 9,376 |
| 1979 | 9,728 |
| 1979 | 5 |
| 1980 | 10,704 |
| 1981 | 12,593 |
| 1982 | 14,478 |
| 1983 | 14,349 |
| 1983 | 8 |
| 1984 | 14,799 |
| 1984 | 10 |
| 1985 | 15,648 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1986 | 16,362 |
| 1986 | 10 |
| 1987 | 19,041 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1988 | 20,274 |
| 1989 | 22,093 |
| 1989 | 45 |
| 1990 | 22,098 |
| 1990 | 23 |
| 1991 | 25,929 |
| 1992 | 25,789 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1993 | 25,930 |
| 1993 | 15 |
| 1994 | 28,422 |
| 1995 | 27,672 |
| 1996 | 28,617 |
| 1997 | 29,636 |
| 1998 | 32,609 |
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1999 | 28,205 |
| 2000 | 28,829 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2001 | 25,712 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2002 | 24,868 |
| 2003 | 25,595 |
| 2003 | 7 |
| 2004 | 31,730 |
| 2004 | 182 |
| 2005 | 30,448 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2006 | 27,204 |
| 2007 | 22,658 |
| 2008 | 18,921 |
| 2009 | 15,005 |
| 2010 | 14,224 |
| 2011 | 15,751 |
| 2012 | 14,690 |
| 2013 | 12,588 |
| 2014 | 12,165 |
| 2015 | 12,415 |
| 2016 | 13,027 |
| 2017 | 11,371 |
| 2018 | 9,587 |
| 2019 | 8,587 |
| 2020 | 6,843 |
| 2021 | 7,331 |
| 2022 | 7,548 |
| 2023 | 7,079 |
| 2024 | 6,680 |