Emeli
Girl · EM-eh-lee · Latin
Emeli is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “rival”. In 2025 it ranked 4,351st for girls in the US (32 babies).
What does Emeli mean?
Latin: spelling of Emely, itself a spelling of Emily, from Latin Aemilia
“rival”
Emily Dickinson wrote nearly 1,800 poems, most of them published only after her death.
- Say it
- EM-eh-lee
Meaning borrowed from Emely.
Is Emeli a girl's or a boy's name?
Emeli is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 32 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Emeli in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 91 girls.
Half of all the girls named Emeli in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Emeli in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | #7,391 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2017 | 27 | #1,326 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,941 |
| 2015 | 23 | #1,474 |
| 2014 | 38 | #1,025 |
| 2013 | 91 | #512 |
| 2012 | 52 | #808 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
How popular is Emeli in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,351among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 32about 1 in 50,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 32 girls in the US were named Emeli, making it the 4,351st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,165th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 91 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the girls named Emeli in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 701 girls in the US were given Emeli or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #454, up from #4,351 for this spelling alone.
Emeli in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #4,351 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3,822 |
| 2023 | 30 | #4,562 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5,790 |
| 2021 | 29 | #4,603 |
| 2020 | 24 | #5,165 |
| 2019 | 29 | #4,652 |
| 2018 | 30 | #4,560 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6,040 |
| 2016 | 26 | #5,129 |
| 2015 | 24 | #5,456 |
| 2014 | 38 | #3,923 |
| 2013 | 65 | #2,680 |
| 2012 | 58 | #2,934 |
| 2011 | 69 | #2,588 |
| 2010 | 64 | #2,751 |
| 2009 | 68 | #2,671 |
| 2008 | 76 | #2,485 |
| 2007 | 79 | #2,394 |
| 2006 | 74 | #2,485 |
| 2005 | 91 | #2,056 |
| 2004 | 64 | #2,586 |
| 2003 | 65 | #2,494 |
| 2002 | 54 | #2,776 |
| 2001 | 34 | #3,781 |
| 2000 | 46 | #3,016 |
| 1999 | 37 | #3,371 |
| 1998 | 24 | #4,489 |
| 1997 | 25 | #4,236 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 20 | #4,841 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
Nicknames for Emeli
- Em
- Emmy 132 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Emeli
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emilia Emily Amelie Olivia Annabelle Harper Fatima Aurora Eliza Eliana Elodie Luna
Other spellings of Emeli
Emely Emelie Emmaleigh Emmely Emelly Emaleigh Emileigh Emiley
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