Emilee
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EM-i-lee
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,101 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,867 for girls
Emilee is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “rival”. In 2025 it ranked 3,101st for girls in the UK (8 babies) and 1,867th for girls in the US (106 babies).
What does Emilee mean?
Latin: spelling of Emily, from the Roman name Aemilia
“rival”
Modern spelling of Emily, the English form of the Roman family name Aemilia.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Emilee a girl's or a boy's name?
Emilee is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls in the UK and 106 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Emilee in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,101st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 35,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 76% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the UK were named Emilee, making it the 3,101st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,948th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 48 girls.
Half of all the girls named Emilee in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 1,342 girls in the UK were given Emilee or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #40, up from #3,101 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,033rd in England and Wales.
Emilee in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #3,101 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 12 | #2,277 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,948 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,871 |
| 2018 | 15 | #2,000 |
| 2017 | 30 | #1,213 |
| 2016 | 42 | #942 |
| 2015 | 44 | #900 |
| 2014 | 48 | #866 |
| 2013 | 42 | #949 |
| 2012 | 21 | #1,579 |
| 2011 | 23 | #1,421 |
| 2010 | 27 | #1,262 |
| 2009 | 31 | #1,093 |
| 2008 | 30 | #1,090 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,784 |
| 2006 | 25 | #1,153 |
| 2005 | 22 | #1,215 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,634 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,420 |
| 2002 | 24 | #1,016 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,461 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,347 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,350 |
| 1997 | 23 | #995 |
| 1996 | 22 | #988 |
How popular is Emilee in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,867th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 106 about 1 in 15,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 106 girls in the US were named Emilee, making it the 1,867th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,015th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 1,019 girls. It first appears in the records in 1916.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Emilee than any year since 1980.
Half of all the girls named Emilee in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,910 girls in the US were given Emilee or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #38, up from #1,867 for this spelling alone.
Emilee in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 106 | #1,867 |
| 2024 | 120 | #1,698 |
| 2023 | 136 | #1,557 |
| 2022 | 162 | #1,406 |
| 2021 | 184 | #1,264 |
| 2020 | 248 | #1,015 |
| 2019 | 266 | #975 |
| 2018 | 355 | #767 |
| 2017 | 324 | #838 |
| 2016 | 412 | #698 |
| 2015 | 515 | #586 |
| 2014 | 497 | #593 |
| 2013 | 571 | #521 |
| 2012 | 555 | #541 |
| 2011 | 593 | #499 |
| 2010 | 639 | #473 |
| 2009 | 721 | #438 |
| 2008 | 689 | #459 |
| 2007 | 796 | #409 |
| 2006 | 860 | #375 |
| 2005 | 954 | #334 |
| 2004 | 1,017 | #313 |
| 2003 | 1,019 | #304 |
| 2002 | 912 | #332 |
| 2001 | 918 | #334 |
| 2000 | 931 | #333 |
| 1999 | 908 | #332 |
| 1998 | 816 | #353 |
| 1997 | 839 | #339 |
| 1996 | 792 | #350 |
| 1995 | 713 | #367 |
| 1994 | 601 | #415 |
| 1993 | 597 | #417 |
| 1992 | 481 | #502 |
| 1991 | 435 | #537 |
| 1990 | 392 | #586 |
| 1989 | 330 | #635 |
| 1988 | 287 | #671 |
| 1987 | 238 | #754 |
| 1986 | 188 | #879 |
| 1985 | 198 | #822 |
| 1984 | 167 | #894 |
| 1983 | 213 | #758 |
| 1982 | 189 | #829 |
| 1981 | 134 | #1,060 |
| 1980 | 105 | #1,244 |
| 1979 | 77 | #1,517 |
| 1978 | 76 | #1,487 |
| 1977 | 82 | #1,370 |
| 1976 | 62 | #1,602 |
| 1975 | 76 | #1,381 |
| 1974 | 45 | #1,913 |
| 1973 | 34 | #2,267 |
| 1972 | 26 | #2,680 |
| 1971 | 17 | #3,650 |
| 1970 | 14 | #4,037 |
| 1969 | 14 | #3,773 |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,146 |
| 1967 | 9 | #4,624 |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 6 | #6,008 |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #5,167 |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1958 | 7 | #4,889 |
| 1957 | 7 | #4,917 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
| 1954 | 11 | #3,489 |
| 1953 | 6 | #5,039 |
| 1952 | 9 | #3,795 |
| 1951 | 11 | #3,283 |
| 1950 | 6 | #4,736 |
| 1949 | 10 | #3,392 |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,241 |
| 1947 | 9 | #3,704 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 7 | #3,674 |
| 1944 | 9 | #3,138 |
| 1943 | 13 | #2,557 |
| 1942 | 14 | #2,415 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,844 |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,423 |
| 1939 | 5 | #4,248 |
| 1938 | 14 | #2,225 |
| 1937 | 8 | #3,145 |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,374 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,740 |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,740 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,899 |
| 1931 | 8 | #3,224 |
| 1930 | 9 | #3,053 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,284 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,391 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,966 |
| 1922 | 16 | #2,291 |
| 1921 | 13 | #2,633 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,596 |
| 1919 | 10 | #3,003 |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,673 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,592 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,917 |
Nicknames for Emilee
Names like Emilee
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine, Olivia, Francesca, Ellie, Fatima, Chloe, Abigail, Amelie, Jessica, Zoe, Annabelle, Erin
Other spellings of Emilee
Emily, Emilie, Emili, Emilly, Emmalee, Emalee, Emmily, Emillie, Emmaly
Names related to Emilee
More Latin names
Oliver, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Clara, Anthony, Austin
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, “Emilee: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/emilee, updated 20 October 2026.