Emmely

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 11 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Emmely by the numbers

Emmely was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 30 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Emmely

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 Emmely. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Emelyrival; variant of Emilia or Emily743 in the US (2017)
  • Emmerybrave, powerful; variant of emery59 in the US (2017)
  • Emmelynindustrious; a form of Emmeline31 in the US (2017)
  • Emmilyrival, eager; a form of Emily16 in the US (2017)
  • Emmaly9 in the US (2017)
  • Emilyrival, eager9,751 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Emmely

Names that are said the same way as Emmely, 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)
  • Emillyrival; a form of Emily29 in the US (2017)
  • Emilieager or industrious; a form of Emily19 in the US (2017)
  • Emillierival; a form of Emily13 in the US (2017)
  • Emellierival; a form of Amelia or Emilia5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Emmely

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