Emily
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning rival, eager.
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 |
Emily by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 26,539 babies in 1999, making it a 1990s name.
At its height, in 2000, about 1 in 77 American girls born that year was called Emily.
Names that come from Emily
Forms of Emily in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Emileerival; a modern spelling of Emily322 in the US (2017)
- Emaleerival; a modern spelling of Emily67 in the US (2017)
- Emsleyrival, eager; a form of Emily with suffix -ley50 in the US (2017)
- Emilijarival; a form of Emily18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emily-Roserival rose; compound of Emily and Rose18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emyliarival, eager; a form of Emily16 in the US (2017)
- Emilyarival; a form of Emily13 in the US (2017)
- Emilyanneager to please with grace; a compound of Emily and Ann8 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Emily. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Emelyrival; variant of Emilia or Emily743 in the US (2017)
- Emilynindustrious rival; a form of Emilia65 in the US (2017)
- Emillyrival; a form of Emily29 in the US (2017)
- Eilyradiant or shining; a form of Eileen19 in the US (2017)
- Emilieager or industrious; a form of Emily19 in the US (2017)
- Emileyrival, eager; a form of Emily16 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Emily
Names that are said the same way as Emily, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Emilierival or eager; a form of Emilia65 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emelieindustrious; a form of Amelia56 in the US (2017)
- Emmilyrival, eager; a form of Emily16 in the US (2017)
- Emillierival; a form of Emily13 in the US (2017)
- Emellierival; a form of Amelia or Emilia5 in the US (2017)
- Emeli20 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Emily
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