Emily
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning rival, eager.
Babies a year
9,751
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#34
down from #25
UK popularity
#44
956 babies · down from #34
How Emily has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #8 |
| 2016 | #9 |
| 2017 | #12 |
| 2018 | #12 |
| 2019 | #12 |
| 2020 | #18 |
| 2021 | #21 |
| 2022 | #17 |
| 2023 | #18 |
| 2024 | #25 |
| 2025 | #34 |
In 2025, 956 babies in England and Wales were named Emily. In the US, 9,751 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 26,539 in 1999.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Emily was most common in 2000, when it went to 1.30% of American babies of that sex.
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