Emila
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning rival; a spelling variant of Emilia.
Emila by the numbers
In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Emila. In the US, 10 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Emilia
Like Emila, each of these traces back to Emilia: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Emilianorival or ambitious; masculine form of Emilia1,864 in the US (2017)
- Emelyrival; variant of Emilia or Emily743 in the US (2017)
- Emmywhole or universal; diminutive of Emilia or Emma105 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emmelinework; a form of Emilia92 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emilierival or eager; a form of Emilia65 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emelynrival; a modern respelling of Emeline or Emilia106 in the US (2017)
- Emilynindustrious rival; a form of Emilia65 in the US (2017)
- Emalinework; a form of Emilia or Emiline55 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Emila. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Emilyrival, eager9,751 in the US (2017)
- Emiliarival, eager832 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eilafrom the oak tree; a form of Eilah100 in the US (2017)
- Eminaeminent, noble; feminine form of Emin28 in the US (2017)
- Emilieager or industrious; a form of Emily19 in the US (2017)
- Emiraprincess or female commander15 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Emila
Names that are said the same way as Emila, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Emila
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