Emel
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- eh-MEL
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
Emel is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “hope; aspiration”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies).
What does Emel mean?
Arabic: Turkish form of Arabic amal
“hope; aspiration”
Is Emel a girl's or a boy's name?
Emel is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Emel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Emel, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Emel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Emel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,692 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
Names like Emel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hazel Mabel Elsie Annie Etta Harper Ivy Bonnie Ada Autumn Marnie Rosie
Names related to Emel
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Emel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/emel, updated 20 October 2026.