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Milani vs Emily

How Milani and Emily compare across 146 years of US Social Security Administration baby-name records — popularity history, peak years, current rank, and which name overtook which.

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Milani

Female · Hawaiian

Meaning: Gentle Caress

Emily

Female · German

Meaning: "Industrious, Eager"

US Popularity History — Side-by-Side

Annual US births named Milani (girls) vs Emily (girls), from US Social Security Administration national records.

Source: US Social Security Administration. Names appearing fewer than 5 times per year are suppressed by SSA.

Quick Stats

Metric Milani Emily
Peak year (most US births) 2022 — 1,298 girls 1999 — 26,542 girls
Peak rank #234 #1
Most recent rank (2025) #288 (1,063 births) #34 (5,451 births)
Total US births since 1880 10,107 807,425
Last 10 years (2016–2025) 9,399 75,367

Peak comparison takeaway

At its all-time peak, Emily reached 26,542 US births in 1999 — 25,244 more than Milani's peak count.

Strongest States — Last 10 Years

States where each name ranked highest, from SSA's state-level dataset. Lower average rank = name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name list.

Milani — top 5 states

#StateAvg rankBirths
1 Delaware #126 23
2 Rhode Island #135 53
3 District of Columbia #170 25
4 Illinois #235 451
5 Connecticut #238 121

Emily — top 5 states

#StateAvg rankBirths
1 California #10 12,185
2 New Jersey #13 2,319
3 Florida #13 4,899
4 Texas #14 8,237
5 New York #15 4,529

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Data & methodology

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby names dataset 1880–2025 (CC0 public domain). Names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a given year are suppressed by SSA. State-level coverage runs 1910–2025. Crossover detection compares annual birth counts (not ranks) for each year both names appear. Methodology: see full notes. More comparisons →