Emiley
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EM-uh-lee
- Origin
- Latin
- US rank, 2025
- #14,937 for girls
Emiley is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “rival”. In 2025 it ranked 14,937th for girls in the US (5 babies).
What does Emiley mean?
Latin: variant spelling of Emily, from Latin Aemilia
“rival”
A variant of Emily, which comes from the Roman family name Aemilius, often linked to Latin aemulus, 'rival'.
Is Emiley a girl's or a boy's name?
Emiley is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Emiley 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 6 girls.
Emiley in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
How popular is Emiley in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #14,937among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 320,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 79% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the US were named Emiley, making it the 14,937th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,948th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 80 girls. It first appears in the records in 1917.
Half of all the girls named Emiley in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 701 girls in the US were given Emiley or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #454, up from #14,937 for this spelling alone.
Emiley in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #14,937 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,712 |
| 2018 | 22 | #5,615 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,088 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6,398 |
| 2015 | 29 | #4,724 |
| 2014 | 34 | #4,267 |
| 2013 | 31 | #4,541 |
| 2012 | 42 | #3,710 |
| 2011 | 50 | #3,266 |
| 2010 | 45 | #3,515 |
| 2009 | 40 | #3,869 |
| 2008 | 53 | #3,157 |
| 2007 | 69 | #2,647 |
| 2006 | 68 | #2,631 |
| 2005 | 80 | #2,253 |
| 2004 | 65 | #2,553 |
| 2003 | 77 | #2,226 |
| 2002 | 68 | #2,349 |
| 2001 | 77 | #2,122 |
| 2000 | 67 | #2,302 |
| 1999 | 71 | #2,130 |
| 1998 | 59 | #2,367 |
| 1997 | 57 | #2,325 |
| 1996 | 61 | #2,204 |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,972 |
| 1994 | 50 | #2,498 |
| 1993 | 36 | #3,153 |
| 1992 | 48 | #2,571 |
| 1991 | 38 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 34 | #3,222 |
| 1989 | 27 | #3,667 |
| 1988 | 21 | #4,167 |
| 1987 | 28 | #3,254 |
| 1986 | 18 | #4,344 |
| 1985 | 19 | #4,125 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 17 | #4,285 |
| 1982 | 26 | #3,259 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,884 |
| 1980 | 11 | #5,911 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,841 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 10 | #5,514 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #6,389 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #5,146 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,347 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 7 | #4,021 |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,396 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,812 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,592 |
Nicknames for Emiley
- Emmy 132 girls in the UK in 2025
- Em
Names like Emiley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Francesca Abigail Ellie Jasmine Chloe Zoe Olivia Molly Hannah Jessica Emma Sydney
Other spellings of Emiley
Emely Emeli Emelie Emmaleigh Emmely Emelly Emaleigh Emileigh
Names related to Emiley
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, “Emiley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/emiley, updated 20 October 2026.