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Emily

Gender

Male

Origin

Latin
Admiring
Industrious, striving

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Literary

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Emily

Famous People

Actress Emily Blunt, Actress Emily Deschanel, Poet Emily Dickinson, Etiquette expert Emily Post, Author Emily Bronte

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Chevy Chase, Daughter of Tatum O'Neal and John McEnroe, Daughter of Beau Bridges, Daughter of Alex Trebeck, Daughter of Gloria Estefan

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #1263, 119 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7679, 10 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #1, 26,537 births); most recent 2025 (rank #34, 5,451 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025105,451
2024105,955
202396,172
2022–6,495
202166,591
2020116,914
201988,256
2018118,716
201759,813
2016711,004

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 1999 (rank #2, 6,760 births); most recent 2025 (rank #44, 956 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025956
20241,170
20231,280
20221,609
20211,797
20201,896
20192,262
20182,676
20173,121
20163,554

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 1980 (rank #188, 266 births); most recent 2023 (rank #495, 103 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023103
202293
2021117
202093
2019116
2018106
2017106
2016105
2015139
2014139

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 #1, 626 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6, 246 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025246
2024290
2023297
2022349
2021388
2020329
2019452
2018460
2017459
2016490

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 #1, 569 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6, 196 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025196
2024198
2023232
2022244
2021318
2020300
2019388
2018423
2017460
2016522

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 2014 (rank #1, 261 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6, 94 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202594
202496
2023136
2022152
2021150
2020146
2019161
2018203
2017216
2016237

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 2000 (rank #1, 357 births); most recent 2023 (rank #16, 84 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202384
202275
2021108
2020112
2019115
2018132
2017170
2016156
2015182
2014181

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