Emilie
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EM-i-lee
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #511 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,309 for girls
Big in Scotland
Emilie is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “rival”. In 2025 it ranked 511th for girls in the UK (85 babies) and 1,309th for girls in the US (170 babies).
What does Emilie mean?
Latin: form of Emily, from the Roman name Aemilia
“rival”
French, German and Scandinavian form of Emily.
Is Emilie a girl's or a boy's name?
Emilie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 85 girls in the UK and 170 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Emilie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #511among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 85about 1 in 3,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 85 girls in the UK were named Emilie, making it the 511th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 351st. Its busiest year was 2015, with 269 girls.
Half of all the girls named Emilie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017. 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 Emilie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #40, up from #511 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 596th in England and Wales, 226th in Scotland and 334th in Northern Ireland.
Emilie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | #511 |
| 2024 | 72 | #587 |
| 2023 | 97 | #458 |
| 2022 | 118 | #405 |
| 2021 | 124 | #398 |
| 2020 | 138 | #351 |
| 2019 | 161 | #325 |
| 2018 | 179 | #299 |
| 2017 | 216 | #261 |
| 2016 | 241 | #240 |
| 2015 | 269 | #218 |
| 2014 | 254 | #228 |
| 2013 | 262 | #212 |
| 2012 | 196 | #282 |
| 2011 | 162 | #335 |
| 2010 | 194 | #280 |
| 2009 | 146 | #341 |
| 2008 | 152 | #334 |
| 2007 | 146 | #340 |
| 2006 | 143 | #338 |
| 2005 | 167 | #291 |
| 2004 | 199 | #251 |
| 2003 | 124 | #336 |
| 2002 | 132 | #309 |
| 2001 | 87 | #413 |
| 2000 | 95 | #385 |
| 1999 | 102 | #356 |
| 1998 | 92 | #392 |
| 1997 | 132 | #306 |
| 1996 | 99 | #376 |
How popular is Emilie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,309among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 170about 1 in 9,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 170 girls in the US were named Emilie, making it the 1,309th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,231st. Its busiest year was 2003, with 660 girls.
Half of all the girls named Emilie in the US since 1880 were born between 1951 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,910 girls in the US were given Emilie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #38, up from #1,309 for this spelling alone.
Emilie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 170 | #1,309 |
| 2024 | 162 | #1,390 |
| 2023 | 183 | #1,255 |
| 2022 | 175 | #1,343 |
| 2021 | 208 | #1,175 |
| 2020 | 185 | #1,231 |
| 2019 | 249 | #1,029 |
| 2018 | 252 | #1,026 |
| 2017 | 249 | #1,036 |
| 2016 | 316 | #890 |
| 2015 | 322 | #867 |
| 2014 | 384 | #729 |
| 2013 | 520 | #562 |
| 2012 | 379 | #730 |
| 2011 | 389 | #713 |
| 2010 | 381 | #733 |
| 2009 | 403 | #718 |
| 2008 | 443 | #685 |
| 2007 | 510 | #588 |
| 2006 | 631 | #490 |
| 2005 | 624 | #491 |
| 2004 | 658 | #456 |
| 2003 | 660 | #454 |
| 2002 | 625 | #458 |
| 2001 | 626 | #444 |
| 2000 | 562 | #484 |
| 1999 | 555 | #473 |
| 1998 | 486 | #519 |
| 1997 | 525 | #478 |
| 1996 | 519 | #475 |
| 1995 | 482 | #506 |
| 1994 | 486 | #512 |
| 1993 | 455 | #528 |
| 1992 | 387 | #590 |
| 1991 | 363 | #622 |
| 1990 | 366 | #613 |
| 1989 | 306 | #663 |
| 1988 | 309 | #642 |
| 1987 | 277 | #671 |
| 1986 | 237 | #743 |
| 1985 | 285 | #648 |
| 1984 | 251 | #676 |
| 1983 | 221 | #738 |
| 1982 | 271 | #658 |
| 1981 | 268 | #660 |
| 1980 | 221 | #750 |
| 1979 | 206 | #776 |
| 1978 | 183 | #818 |
| 1977 | 147 | #943 |
| 1976 | 130 | #980 |
| 1975 | 207 | #712 |
| 1974 | 112 | #1,054 |
| 1973 | 75 | #1,339 |
| 1972 | 60 | #1,541 |
| 1971 | 70 | #1,467 |
| 1970 | 77 | #1,354 |
| 1969 | 65 | #1,453 |
| 1968 | 44 | #1,776 |
| 1967 | 47 | #1,659 |
| 1966 | 58 | #1,448 |
| 1965 | 65 | #1,366 |
| 1964 | 54 | #1,548 |
| 1963 | 53 | #1,546 |
| 1962 | 43 | #1,731 |
| 1961 | 53 | #1,552 |
| 1960 | 71 | #1,300 |
| 1959 | 60 | #1,382 |
| 1958 | 62 | #1,339 |
| 1957 | 65 | #1,315 |
| 1956 | 79 | #1,168 |
| 1955 | 79 | #1,117 |
| 1954 | 90 | #1,032 |
| 1953 | 66 | #1,187 |
| 1952 | 79 | #1,058 |
| 1951 | 83 | #1,018 |
| 1950 | 85 | #987 |
| 1949 | 83 | #981 |
| 1948 | 79 | #976 |
| 1947 | 98 | #891 |
| 1946 | 104 | #809 |
| 1945 | 87 | #810 |
| 1944 | 96 | #778 |
| 1943 | 116 | #714 |
| 1942 | 116 | #689 |
| 1941 | 151 | #567 |
| 1940 | 162 | #539 |
| 1939 | 176 | #506 |
| 1938 | 160 | #537 |
| 1937 | 178 | #491 |
| 1936 | 146 | #538 |
| 1935 | 108 | #628 |
| 1934 | 69 | #811 |
| 1933 | 53 | #937 |
| 1932 | 49 | #1,004 |
| 1931 | 67 | #838 |
| 1930 | 67 | #880 |
| 1929 | 82 | #773 |
| 1928 | 85 | #778 |
| 1927 | 103 | #711 |
| 1926 | 121 | #655 |
| 1925 | 114 | #688 |
| 1924 | 161 | #578 |
| 1923 | 154 | #581 |
| 1922 | 169 | #548 |
| 1921 | 147 | #595 |
| 1920 | 193 | #497 |
| 1919 | 168 | #528 |
| 1918 | 174 | #529 |
| 1917 | 151 | #546 |
| 1916 | 153 | #536 |
| 1915 | 160 | #485 |
| 1914 | 111 | #526 |
| 1913 | 98 | #512 |
| 1912 | 89 | #511 |
| 1911 | 57 | #564 |
| 1910 | 51 | #576 |
| 1909 | 48 | #552 |
| 1908 | 55 | #488 |
| 1907 | 66 | #439 |
| 1906 | 51 | #477 |
| 1905 | 51 | #476 |
| 1904 | 37 | #545 |
| 1903 | 58 | #414 |
| 1902 | 63 | #391 |
| 1901 | 45 | #441 |
| 1900 | 58 | #437 |
| 1899 | 57 | #384 |
| 1898 | 68 | #377 |
| 1897 | 77 | #335 |
| 1896 | 74 | #338 |
| 1895 | 72 | #336 |
| 1894 | 81 | #307 |
| 1893 | 85 | #294 |
| 1892 | 92 | #278 |
| 1891 | 85 | #265 |
| 1890 | 68 | #301 |
| 1889 | 62 | #307 |
| 1888 | 65 | #291 |
| 1887 | 67 | #255 |
| 1886 | 61 | #265 |
| 1885 | 60 | #255 |
| 1884 | 53 | #268 |
| 1883 | 56 | #238 |
| 1882 | 45 | #259 |
| 1881 | 38 | #262 |
| 1880 | 46 | #227 |
Nicknames for Emilie
Names like Emilie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Evie Eliza Hallie Annabelle Elsie Isabelle Emmie Ellie Phoebe Gracie Maggie Beatrice
Other spellings of Emilie
Emily Emilee Emili Emilly Emmalee Emalee Emmily Emillie Emmaly
Names related to Emilie
More Latin names
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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, “Emilie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/emilie, updated 20 October 2026.