Emalea
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EM-uh-lee-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Emalea is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Emalea come from?
Modern: spelling of Emmalea; joined double name: Emma + Lea
Meaning borrowed from Emmalea.
Is Emalea a girl's or a boy's name?
Emalea is a girls' name.
How popular is Emalea in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Emalea in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Emalea in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
Nicknames for Emalea
- Emmy 132 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Emalea
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isabella, Emma, Galilea, Eliza, Emilia, Ella, Elizabeth, Eliana, Amelia, Elianna, Jayla, Emerson
Names related to Emalea
Emmalee, Emalee, Amela, Emmalie, Emalia, Emmalia, Emalie, Emilea
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Emalea: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/emalea, updated 20 October 2026.