Girl’s name · American English, Latin, Germanic

Emmaleigh

How to say it: EM-uh-lee · /ˈɛməli/

Modern American respelling of Emily/Emma-Lee - combines Emma + -leigh for Lee (meadow).

Emmaleigh was the 4,102nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 23 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 72% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #9,302 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#4,102for girls in 2025
1 in 144,145US babies
23born in 2025
#9,302projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Emmaleigh
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#4,102
Babies born in 202523
Share of births1 in 144,145
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−72%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#9,302

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Emmaleigh is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 62 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Emma
  • Em
  • Leigh

Honouring a Emmaleigh in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Emmaleigh is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, German.

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