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How popular is the name Emily?
Births per year, rank history and how many Emilies are alive today.
Emily (female) is currently the 34th most popular girls' name in England and Wales, with 1,170 babies given the name in 2024. The name peaked in 1994, when around 6,800 babies were given the name, the 8th most popular that year. Emily's popularity is double-peaked: popular in the early 1900s, having dropped out of the top 100 in between, and stronger still at its peak in the 2000s. Numbers have been falling in recent years. At least 130,000 babies have been named Emily in England and Wales since 1904. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Common short forms of Emily include Emmy.
The Emily you are most likely to meet is around 28 years old. Half of all Emilies born in England and Wales are between 17 and 34, and there are at least 190,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 45% chance that at least one of them will be called Emily.
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Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Emily most popular?
Emily peaked in 1994, when around 6,800 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Emily?
At least 190,000 people named Emily born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Emily?
Most living Emilies are between 17 and 34; the most common age is about 28.
Is Emily becoming more or less popular?
Reviving: it has returned to the top 100 after time away.