Emily · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1896

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 81 recorded years as a table

Emily, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1896	42
1912	14
1916	6
1919	6
1920	7
1921	5
1923	5
1924	6
1925	4
1926	5
1927	10
1929	6
1930	9
1931	8
1932	8
1936	7
1937	5
1938	6
1939	7
1940	4
1941	7
1942	5
1945	5
1946	3
1950	4
1956	3
1967	3
1970	3
1972	6
1973	8
1974	11
1975	10
1976	13
1977	10
1978	13
1979	16
1980	18
1981	27
1982	30
1983	25
1984	29
1985	25
1986	31
1987	27
1988	30
1989	41
1990	26
1991	17
1992	16
1993	22
1994	16
1995	21
1996	18
1997	19
1998	20
1999	23
2000	15
2001	16
2002	18
2003	21
2004	60
2005	17
2006	15
2007	13
2008	13
2009	10
2010	10
2011	6
2012	11
2013	11
2014	6
2015	9
2016	4
2017	3
2018	6
2019	4
2020	6
2021	3
2023	5
2024	6
2025	6

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Emily isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Emily

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 10
Rank in 2025: #7,679
How rare: 1 in 170,807 boys
Since 1896: 1,809

Most popular in 2004, at 60 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 34% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.