Emelie
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EM-eh-lee
- Origin
- Latin
- US rank, 2025
- #5,098 for girls
Emelie is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “rival”. In 2025 it ranked 5,098th for girls in the US (25 babies).
What does Emelie mean?
Latin: Swedish and English spelling of Emily, from Latin Aemilia
“rival”
Emily comes from Aemilia, the feminine of the Roman family name Aemilius.
Is Emelie a girl's or a boy's name?
Emelie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Emelie 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 44 girls.
Half of all the girls named Emelie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Emelie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,729 |
| 2018 | 26 | #1,335 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,763 |
| 2016 | 29 | #1,243 |
| 2015 | 33 | #1,132 |
| 2014 | 26 | #1,336 |
| 2013 | 44 | #915 |
| 2012 | 24 | #1,430 |
| 2011 | 14 | #2,032 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 13 | #2,046 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 2 | #5,472 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Emelie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,098th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 25 about 1 in 64,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 25 girls in the US were named Emelie, making it the 5,098th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,221st. Its busiest year was 2003, with 76 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Emelie than any year since 1991.
Half of all the girls named Emelie in the US since 1880 were born between 1944 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 701 girls in the US were given Emelie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #454, up from #5,098 for this spelling alone.
Emelie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #5,098 |
| 2024 | 31 | #4,471 |
| 2023 | 35 | #4,112 |
| 2022 | 26 | #5,025 |
| 2021 | 34 | #4,163 |
| 2020 | 48 | #3,221 |
| 2019 | 47 | #3,336 |
| 2018 | 55 | #2,961 |
| 2017 | 56 | #2,925 |
| 2016 | 59 | #2,866 |
| 2015 | 39 | #3,841 |
| 2014 | 52 | #3,135 |
| 2013 | 57 | #2,935 |
| 2012 | 37 | #4,046 |
| 2011 | 53 | #3,131 |
| 2010 | 61 | #2,840 |
| 2009 | 60 | #2,891 |
| 2008 | 55 | #3,083 |
| 2007 | 63 | #2,858 |
| 2006 | 55 | #3,053 |
| 2005 | 63 | #2,666 |
| 2004 | 70 | #2,421 |
| 2003 | 76 | #2,240 |
| 2002 | 62 | #2,524 |
| 2001 | 43 | #3,194 |
| 2000 | 38 | #3,448 |
| 1999 | 44 | #2,988 |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,843 |
| 1997 | 30 | #3,713 |
| 1996 | 33 | #3,424 |
| 1995 | 37 | #3,082 |
| 1994 | 35 | #3,229 |
| 1993 | 36 | #3,153 |
| 1992 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 1991 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 19 | #4,664 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 13 | #5,608 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 16 | #4,477 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 18 | #4,166 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 10 | #5,957 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 10 | #5,514 |
| 1974 | 11 | #5,010 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 8 | #5,817 |
| 1969 | 9 | #5,056 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
| 1960 | 9 | #4,436 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 9 | #4,192 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 7 | #4,836 |
| 1955 | 8 | #4,375 |
| 1954 | 6 | #5,146 |
| 1953 | 6 | #5,039 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 9 | #3,713 |
| 1950 | 7 | #4,313 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 11 | #3,136 |
| 1947 | 9 | #3,704 |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
| 1945 | 16 | #2,148 |
| 1944 | 13 | #2,510 |
| 1943 | 10 | #3,039 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,984 |
| 1941 | 19 | #1,882 |
| 1940 | 15 | #2,108 |
| 1939 | 15 | #2,125 |
| 1938 | 16 | #2,021 |
| 1937 | 26 | #1,451 |
| 1936 | 29 | #1,345 |
| 1935 | 22 | #1,606 |
| 1934 | 8 | #3,157 |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,216 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,844 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,436 |
| 1928 | 9 | #3,162 |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,284 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,563 |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,488 |
| 1924 | 20 | #1,991 |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,587 |
| 1922 | 12 | #2,778 |
| 1921 | 18 | #2,120 |
| 1920 | 18 | #2,079 |
| 1919 | 13 | #2,515 |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,518 |
| 1917 | 21 | #1,708 |
| 1916 | 9 | #3,029 |
| 1915 | 13 | #2,254 |
| 1914 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,185 |
| 1912 | 8 | #2,143 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,956 |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,471 |
| 1908 | 5 | #2,101 |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,820 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,951 |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,695 |
| 1904 | 12 | #1,050 |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,592 |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,593 |
| 1901 | 8 | #1,227 |
| 1900 | 8 | #1,430 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,699 |
| 1897 | 10 | #1,037 |
| 1896 | 7 | #1,292 |
| 1895 | 11 | #986 |
| 1894 | 8 | #1,136 |
| 1893 | 8 | #1,091 |
| 1892 | 8 | #1,085 |
| 1891 | 8 | #1,006 |
| 1890 | 14 | #727 |
| 1889 | 12 | #757 |
| 1888 | 6 | #1,136 |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 15 | #572 |
| 1885 | 7 | #842 |
| 1884 | 7 | #851 |
| 1883 | 6 | #817 |
| 1882 | 11 | #560 |
| 1881 | 6 | #740 |
| 1880 | 10 | #547 |
Nicknames for Emelie
- Em
- Emmy 132 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Emelie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Evie, Elsie, Eliza, Hallie, Emily, Emmie, Annabelle, Isabelle, Elodie, Emilia, Ellie, Phoebe
Other spellings of Emelie
Emely, Emeli, Emmaleigh, Emmely, Emelly, Emaleigh, Emileigh, Emiley
Names related to Emelie
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Clara, Anthony
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Emelie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/emelie, updated 20 October 2026.