Gender
Origin
- Latin
- Industrious, Eager
Industrious, striving; variant of Amelia
Syllables
4
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Emelia
Pronunciation
e-me-lia
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #443, 701 births); most recent 2025 (rank #601, 488 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 488 |
| 2024 | 527 |
| 2023 | 569 |
| 2022 | 598 |
| 2021 | 662 |
| 2020 | 683 |
| 2019 | 701 |
| 2018 | 654 |
| 2017 | 575 |
| 2016 | 532 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #164, 314 births); most recent 2025 (rank #596, 65 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 |
| 2024 | 76 |
| 2023 | 85 |
| 2022 | 118 |
| 2021 | 142 |
| 2020 | 134 |
| 2019 | 157 |
| 2018 | 190 |
| 2017 | 172 |
| 2016 | 234 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1906 (rank #485, 12 births); most recent 2022 (rank #3654, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #363, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #850, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2016 | 10 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #212, 22 births); most recent 2025 (rank #632, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 16 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #190, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #334, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #247, 15 births); most recent 2023 (rank #348, 9 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2014 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence