Emelye
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EM-uh-lee
- Origin
- Latin
Emelye is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “rival”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Emelye mean?
Latin: variant spelling of Emily, from Latin Aemilia
“rival”
Emelye is the name of the heroine of Chaucer's Knight's Tale; it is a form of Emily.
Is Emelye a girl's or a boy's name?
Emelye is a girls' name.
How popular is Emelye in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 8 girls.
Emelye in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
Nicknames for Emelye
- Emmy 132 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Emelye
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emily, Eleanor, Charlotte, Francesca, Zoe, Emma, Elizabeth, Chloe, Ellie, Naomi, Lydia, Sarah
Names related to Emelye
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Clara
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, “Emelye: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/emelye, updated 20 October 2026.