Emiya
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — four syllables, given to 16 babies a year in the US.
Emiya by the numbers
Emiya was given to 16 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 24 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Emiya
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Emiya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Eminaeminent, noble; feminine form of Emin28 in the US (2017)
- Eliyamy god is yahweh; a form of Elijah13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emiraprincess or female commander15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emilyarival; a form of Emily13 in the US (2017)
- Emilarival; a spelling variant of Emilia9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emiyah28 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Emiya
Names that are said the same way as Emiya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Emyiah7 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Emiya
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