Emmalie
A variant spelling of the feminine name Emily, meaning "hardworking" or "striving".
Name Census estimates that about 764 living Americans carry the first name Emmalie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Emmalie today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Emmalie births was 2003 (45 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Emmalie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
764
~ 1 in 448,631 Americans
Peak year
2003
45 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,365
Tracked since 1986
Census
Emmalie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 653 people with the first name Emmalie, which placed it at #17,051 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#17,051
National first-name rank
People counted
653
653 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
72.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Emmalie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Emmalie is White at 72.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (16.4%) and Two or More Races (5.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Emmalie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Emmalie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White72.7% · 475
- Hispanic or Latino16.4% · 107
- Two or more races5.7% · 37
- Black or African American2.8% · 18
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.1% · 14
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 2
Popularity
Emmalie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Emmalie from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 316 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Emmalie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Emmalie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Emmalies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Emmalie, while New York, Texas, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 17 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Emmalie
The name Emmalie is a relatively modern name that originated in the late 20th century. It is a combination of the names Emma and Amalie, both of which have roots in various European languages and cultures.
The name Emma has its roots in the Germanic language, derived from the word "ermen," meaning "whole" or "universal." It was a popular name among the ancient Germanic tribes and later spread throughout Europe. The earliest recorded use of the name Emma dates back to the 9th century, when it was borne by Emma of Bavaria, a Frankish queen who lived from around 808 to 876 AD.
Amalie, on the other hand, is a French and German variation of the name Amalia, which has its origins in the Germanic word "amal," meaning "work" or "labor." The name gained popularity in the Middle Ages and was commonly used in various European royal families, including the House of Hanover in Germany.
While there are no direct historical references to the name Emmalie itself in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it has been used as a given name since the late 20th century. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Emmalie was in the United States in the 1980s, though its popularity remained relatively low until the early 2000s.
Some notable individuals who have borne the name Emmalie throughout history include Emmalie Vick (born 1979), an American television actress known for her role in the series "The Shield." Emmalie Cummings (born 1994) is a Canadian swimmer who represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Another notable Emmalie is Emmalie Caldwell (born 1992), an American singer-songwriter and musician. Emmalie Stearns (1826-1903) was an American educator and writer who founded the Stearns School for Young Ladies in Massachusetts in the mid-19th century.
Emmalie Hutchinson (1867-1954) was a British artist and illustrator known for her watercolor paintings and illustrations in children's books during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
While the name Emmalie is relatively new and its origins can be traced back to the combination of two older names, it has gained popularity in recent decades, particularly in English-speaking countries. The name's unique blend of Emma and Amalie has contributed to its appeal and has been embraced by parents seeking a modern yet timeless name for their daughters.
People
Emmalie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Emmalie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Emmalie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emmalie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 764 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Emmalie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 448,631 US residents.
Is Emmalie a common name?
We classify Emmalie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 776 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Emmalie most popular?
The single biggest year for Emmalie was 2003, when 45 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Emmalie is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Emmalie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 653 people with the name Emmalie, or 0.22 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #17,051 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Emmalie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Emmalie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Emmalie appears almost entirely female. Of the 654 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Emmalie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Emmalie is White at 72.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (16.4%) and Two or More Races (5.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Emmalie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Emmalie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 72.7% (475 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Emmalie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Emmalie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Emmalie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Emmalie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Emmalie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Emmalie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Emmalie?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.