Emylee
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EM-uh-lee
- Origin
- Latin
Emylee is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “rival”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Emylee 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 Emylee a girl's or a boy's name?
Emylee is a girls' name.
How popular is Emylee in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 41 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the girls named Emylee in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Emylee in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,088 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 19 | #6,450 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 25 | #5,412 |
| 2009 | 31 | #4,676 |
| 2008 | 27 | #5,277 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5,891 |
| 2006 | 35 | #4,164 |
| 2005 | 41 | #3,583 |
| 2004 | 33 | #4,168 |
| 2003 | 39 | #3,586 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4,377 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5,004 |
| 2000 | 22 | #5,146 |
| 1999 | 26 | #4,309 |
| 1998 | 24 | #4,489 |
| 1997 | 27 | #4,004 |
| 1996 | 23 | #4,448 |
| 1995 | 16 | #5,672 |
| 1994 | 19 | #5,011 |
| 1993 | 20 | #4,820 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 16 | #5,544 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
Nicknames for Emylee
- Emmy 132 girls in the UK in 2025
- Em
Names like Emylee
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emely Emily Ellie Camila Emerson Chloe Madison Addison Elle Mackenzie Zoe Annabelle
Names related to Emylee
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian Clara
Sources
Figures from 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, “Emylee: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/emylee, updated 20 October 2026.