Emily
Girl · EM-i-lee · Latin
TimelessBig in Northern Ireland
Emily is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “rival”. In 2025 it ranked 36th for girls in the UK (1,246 babies) and 34th for girls in the US (5,451 babies).
What does Emily mean?
Latin: English form of the Roman name Aemilia
“rival”
English form of the Roman name Aemilia, borne by novelist Emily Brontë and poet Emily Dickinson.
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- EM-i-lee
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Is Emily a girl's or a boy's name?
Emily is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 1,246 girls in the UK and 5,451 girls and 10 boys in the US.
How popular is Emily in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #36among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,246about 1 in 220 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 6.1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,246 girls in the UK were named Emily, making it the 36th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 11th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 7,255 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 11 years. 2025 had the fewest girls named Emily since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Emily in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2014. 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 Emily or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #40.
Among girls in 2025, it was 44th in England and Wales, 6th in Scotland and 6th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#23), 1914 (#38), 1924 (#70), 1974 (#80), 1984 (#36), 1994 (#8), 2004 (#1), 2014 (#4) and 2024 (#34).
Emily in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,246 | #36 |
| 2024 | 1,464 | #28 |
| 2023 | 1,648 | #22 |
| 2022 | 2,005 | #15 |
| 2021 | 2,265 | #13 |
| 2020 | 2,342 | #11 |
| 2019 | 2,811 | #6 |
| 2018 | 3,302 | #5 |
| 2017 | 3,797 | #4 |
| 2016 | 4,313 | #3 |
| 2015 | 4,623 | #3 |
| 2014 | 4,821 | #3 |
| 2013 | 4,742 | #3 |
| 2012 | 4,736 | #4 |
| 2011 | 4,636 | #5 |
| 2010 | 4,978 | #3 |
| 2009 | 5,089 | #3 |
| 2008 | 5,541 | #2 |
| 2007 | 5,300 | #3 |
| 2006 | 4,968 | #5 |
| 2005 | 5,263 | #2 |
| 2004 | 5,934 | #2 |
| 2003 | 5,884 | #2 |
| 2002 | 5,849 | #2 |
| 2001 | 6,386 | #2 |
| 2000 | 6,634 | #2 |
| 1999 | 7,255 | #2 |
| 1998 | 6,926 | #3 |
| 1997 | 6,978 | #2 |
| 1996 | 6,649 | #5 |
How popular is Emily in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #34among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5,451about 1 in 290 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 4.6%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5,451 girls in the US were named Emily, making it the 34th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 18th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 26,542 girls. 10 boys were also named Emily in 2025 (7,675th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 22 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Emily than any year since 1974.
Half of all the girls named Emily in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,910 girls in the US were given Emily or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #38.
Emily in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,451 | #34 |
| 2024 | 5,984 | #25 |
| 2023 | 6,177 | #19 |
| 2022 | 6,498 | #17 |
| 2021 | 6,594 | #21 |
| 2020 | 6,918 | #18 |
| 2019 | 8,259 | #12 |
| 2018 | 8,718 | #12 |
| 2017 | 9,817 | #12 |
| 2016 | 11,006 | #9 |
| 2015 | 11,808 | #8 |
| 2014 | 12,670 | #7 |
| 2013 | 13,144 | #7 |
| 2012 | 13,666 | #6 |
| 2011 | 14,277 | #6 |
| 2010 | 14,281 | #6 |
| 2009 | 15,366 | #6 |
| 2008 | 17,448 | #3 |
| 2007 | 19,367 | #1 |
| 2006 | 21,412 | #1 |
| 2005 | 23,952 | #1 |
| 2004 | 25,042 | #1 |
| 2003 | 25,693 | #1 |
| 2002 | 24,470 | #1 |
| 2001 | 25,059 | #1 |
| 2000 | 25,959 | #1 |
| 1999 | 26,542 | #1 |
| 1998 | 26,188 | #1 |
| 1997 | 25,734 | #1 |
| 1996 | 25,150 | #1 |
| 1995 | 24,382 | #3 |
| 1994 | 24,154 | #3 |
| 1993 | 23,596 | #5 |
| 1992 | 21,835 | #7 |
| 1991 | 20,311 | #10 |
| 1990 | 19,370 | #12 |
| 1989 | 17,323 | #13 |
| 1988 | 15,869 | #18 |
| 1987 | 14,710 | #19 |
| 1986 | 13,236 | #24 |
| 1985 | 13,144 | #24 |
| 1984 | 12,786 | #24 |
| 1983 | 12,377 | #25 |
| 1982 | 12,519 | #24 |
| 1981 | 10,799 | #29 |
| 1980 | 9,001 | #31 |
| 1979 | 7,971 | #34 |
| 1978 | 7,473 | #33 |
| 1977 | 6,879 | #37 |
| 1976 | 5,547 | #50 |
| 1975 | 5,482 | #48 |
| 1974 | 4,329 | #69 |
| 1973 | 3,027 | #99 |
| 1972 | 2,334 | #131 |
| 1971 | 1,866 | #166 |
| 1970 | 1,931 | #173 |
| 1969 | 1,575 | #198 |
| 1968 | 1,326 | #225 |
| 1967 | 1,204 | #239 |
| 1966 | 1,249 | #237 |
| 1965 | 1,288 | #238 |
| 1964 | 1,131 | #268 |
| 1963 | 1,108 | #269 |
| 1962 | 1,079 | #273 |
| 1961 | 1,147 | #265 |
| 1960 | 1,225 | #251 |
| 1959 | 1,213 | #251 |
| 1958 | 1,171 | #254 |
| 1957 | 1,207 | #246 |
| 1956 | 1,282 | #230 |
| 1955 | 1,304 | #223 |
| 1954 | 1,342 | #218 |
| 1953 | 1,325 | #220 |
| 1952 | 1,392 | #207 |
| 1951 | 1,287 | #212 |
| 1950 | 1,316 | #203 |
| 1949 | 1,392 | #196 |
| 1948 | 1,391 | #194 |
| 1947 | 1,470 | #187 |
| 1946 | 1,379 | #186 |
| 1945 | 1,134 | #181 |
| 1944 | 1,251 | #170 |
| 1943 | 1,336 | #174 |
| 1942 | 1,419 | #164 |
| 1941 | 1,368 | #162 |
| 1940 | 1,269 | #164 |
| 1939 | 1,292 | #163 |
| 1938 | 1,308 | #164 |
| 1937 | 1,293 | #161 |
| 1936 | 1,123 | #171 |
| 1935 | 1,094 | #173 |
| 1934 | 1,067 | #175 |
| 1933 | 1,062 | #171 |
| 1932 | 1,147 | #168 |
| 1931 | 1,186 | #159 |
| 1930 | 1,344 | #154 |
| 1929 | 1,444 | #151 |
| 1928 | 1,559 | #150 |
| 1927 | 1,656 | #146 |
| 1926 | 1,729 | #142 |
| 1925 | 1,767 | #145 |
| 1924 | 2,044 | #136 |
| 1923 | 2,057 | #128 |
| 1922 | 2,146 | #121 |
| 1921 | 2,184 | #121 |
| 1920 | 2,168 | #119 |
| 1919 | 2,307 | #105 |
| 1918 | 2,361 | #105 |
| 1917 | 2,220 | #103 |
| 1916 | 2,213 | #100 |
| 1915 | 2,091 | #99 |
| 1914 | 1,650 | #98 |
| 1913 | 1,386 | #99 |
| 1912 | 1,147 | #105 |
| 1911 | 909 | #103 |
| 1910 | 785 | #110 |
| 1909 | 749 | #103 |
| 1908 | 732 | #103 |
| 1907 | 714 | #100 |
| 1906 | 619 | #103 |
| 1905 | 683 | #100 |
| 1904 | 599 | #103 |
| 1903 | 558 | #101 |
| 1902 | 606 | #97 |
| 1901 | 537 | #99 |
| 1900 | 626 | #105 |
| 1899 | 569 | #96 |
| 1898 | 628 | #94 |
| 1897 | 619 | #88 |
| 1896 | 527 | #96 |
| 1895 | 605 | #89 |
| 1894 | 551 | #93 |
| 1893 | 506 | #95 |
| 1892 | 518 | #94 |
| 1891 | 444 | #95 |
| 1890 | 509 | #86 |
| 1889 | 429 | #93 |
| 1888 | 457 | #90 |
| 1887 | 335 | #98 |
| 1886 | 369 | #93 |
| 1885 | 346 | #87 |
| 1884 | 364 | #81 |
| 1883 | 342 | #81 |
| 1882 | 272 | #95 |
| 1881 | 244 | #90 |
| 1880 | 210 | #100 |
Nicknames for Emily
Names like Emily
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Molly Hannah Emma Sophie Lucy Olivia Chloe Lily Ellie Eleanor Daisy Jessica
Other spellings of Emily
Emilie Emilee Emili Emilly Emmalee Emalee Emmily Emillie Emmaly
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