Updated May 24, 2023

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Girl name origins & meanings

  • Latin : Eager

What does Emily mean and stand for?

The name Emily, meaning "rival" or industrious and hardworking, comes from the Latin name Aemilia.

Syllables: 3

Girl name variations

Emilie

Emilie

- 16% this year
Feminine
Rare
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Emilee

Emilee

- 14% this year
Feminine
Rare
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Emmilie

Emmilie

0 % this year
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Emmily

Emmily

+ 56% this year
Feminine
Rare
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Emil

Emil

+ 24% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Em

Em

0 % this year
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Rare
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Emilia

Emilia

+ 80% this year
Feminine
Rare
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Emile

Emile

- 13% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Emeline

Emeline

- 10% this year
Feminine
Rare
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Emileigh

Emileigh

- 21% this year
Feminine
Rare
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Emiliee

Emiliee

0 % this year
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Emmilee

Emmilee

0 % this year
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Emylee

Emylee

0 % this year
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Rare
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Emalee

Emalee

- 26% this year
Feminine
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Emeli

Emeli

- 31% this year
Feminine
Rare
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Emelia

Emelia

- 10% this year
Feminine
Uncommon
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Emely

Emely

+ 20% this year
Feminine
Uncommon
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Emilly

Emilly

+ 67% this year
Feminine
Rare
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Emmaly

Emmaly

+ 50% this year
Feminine
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Emmie

Emmie

- 13% this year
Feminine
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Emmilly

Emmilly

0 % this year
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Emmylee

Emmylee

0 % this year
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Emmy

Emmy

+ 9% this year
Feminine
Uncommon
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Emmye

Emmye

0 % this year
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How Popular Is The Name Emily

Family name origins & meanings

  • Respelling of German and Swiss German Emele, a variant of Emel.
  • English : variant of Emley.

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Popularity

According to 2018 Social Security Administration data, Emily has been overwhelmingly popular throughout the last decade, peaking in popularity at position one for seven years in a row from 2000 to 2007. It only fell out of the top ten position in 2016. It has followed a similar pattern to the number one most popular girl’s name right now, Emma.

However, it is the 99th most popular name on FamilyEducation.com.

According to Google search data analysis, in the last five years Emily was at its peak popularity in November 2016.

While the name Emily has been around for decades (becoming popular with poet Emily Dickinson), it may have seen a recent rise in popularity thanks to stars like model Emily Ratajkowski, and actresses Emily Blunt and Emily Deschanel. It has also been seen in pop culture with references in Friends, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Pretty Little Liars, Revenge, Twilight, Gilmore Girls, and more.

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Nicknames for Emily

  • Em
  • Ems
  • Millie

Pairs well with these middle names

 

Emily meaning and origin