Emmalee
Respelling of Emily that reads as Emma plus the -lee ending; Emily comes from the Roman family name Aemilius, linked to Latin aemulus, rival.
Emmalee in 2025
Emmalee was given to 47 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 5,849th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 70,539 babies born.
The history of Emmalee
Emmalee reached its highest point in 2005, when 441 babies were given the name, ranking 1,172nd that year.
Across the 117 years of records since 1909, 9,008 babies have been named Emmalee. Half of them were born before 2007, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Emmalee by decade
| Decade | Babies named Emmalee | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 7 | 2,782 |
| 1910s | 57 | 3,532 |
| 1920s | 87 | 4,362 |
| 1930s | 43 | 5,074 |
| 1940s | 35 | 4,973 |
| 1960s | 11 | 8,878 |
| 1970s | 83 | 4,954 |
| 1980s | 352 | 3,432 |
| 1990s | 1,340 | 1,547 |
| 2000s | 3,596 | 1,172 |
| 2010s | 2,846 | 1,337 |
| 2020s | 551 | 3,003 |
Where Emmalee is heading
Emmalee has fallen 83% over the past decade, from 278 babies in 2015 to 47 in 2025.
Names like Emmalee
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Emmalee.