Emelie
A girls’ name of Old German origin, meaning industrious; a form of Amelia.
Babies a year
56
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Emelie by the numbers
Emelie was given to 56 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 76 babies in 2003, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Amelia
Like Emelie, each of these traces back to Amelia: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Ameliawork, industriousness2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Milliegentle strength; from Millicent or Amelia1,080 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ameliework, industrious; form of Amelia398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amiliawork, industriousness; a spelling variant of Amelia173 in the US (2017)
- Meliaa form of Amelia; hardworking106 in the US (2017)
- Amilawork; a spelling variant of Amelia11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ameliahwork, industriousness; a modern respelling of Amelia57 in the US (2017)
- Amelliaindustrious, striving; a variant of Amelia49 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Emelie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Emeliarival; a form of Amelia565 in the US (2017)
- Emeriebrave and powerful; variant of Emery408 in the US (2017)
- Emilierival or eager; a form of Emilia65 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emelineindustrious, work; a form of Emeline or Emmeline91 in the US (2017)
- Emelinwork; a form of Emeline18 in the US (2017)
- Emellierival; a form of Amelia or Emilia5 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Emelie
Names that are said the same way as Emelie, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Emilyrival, eager9,751 in the US (2017)
- Emelyrival; variant of Emilia or Emily743 in the US (2017)
- Emillyrival; a form of Emily29 in the US (2017)
- Emilieager or industrious; a form of Emily19 in the US (2017)
- Emmilyrival, eager; a form of Emily16 in the US (2017)
- Emillierival; a form of Emily13 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Emelie
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