Emelia
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning rival; a form of Amelia.
Babies a year
565
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#601
down from #573
UK popularity
#596
65 babies · down from #516
How Emelia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #591 |
| 2016 | #582 |
| 2017 | #539 |
| 2018 | #479 |
| 2019 | #443 |
| 2020 | #452 |
| 2021 | #470 |
| 2022 | #520 |
| 2023 | #531 |
| 2024 | #573 |
| 2025 | #601 |
In 2025, 65 babies in England and Wales were named Emelia. In the US, 565 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Emelia was most common in 1885, when it went to 0.02% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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