Emily-May
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EM-i-lee-MAY
- Origin
- Latin
Emily-May is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “rival + the month of May”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Emily-May mean?
Latin: Emily + May
“rival + the month of May”
Joins Emily (Latin, “rival”) and May (English, “the month of May”).
Meanings borrowed from Emily and May.
Is Emily-May a girl's or a boy's name?
Emily-May is a girls' name.
How popular is Emily-May in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 22 girls.
Half of all the girls named Emily-May in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Emily-May in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 13 | #2,224 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,900 |
| 2014 | 22 | #1,494 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,599 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,828 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,393 |
| 2010 | 13 | #2,103 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,499 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
Names like Emily-May
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emily, Olivia, Elizabeth, Lucy, Jessica, Ella, Holly, Sophie, Erin, Ellie, Jasmine, Molly
Names related to Emily-May
More Latin names
Oliver, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Julian, Clara, Anthony, Austin
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, “Emily-May: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/emily-may, updated 20 October 2026.