Over the past 110 years, 841 919 girls and 342 boys have been named Emily. The name Emily ranks 19th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Emily in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Emily came in the 1990s and 2000s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.