Emily

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: German

Meaning

Emily is a feminine given name derived from the Roman family name "Aemilius", and is the feminine form of the name Emil.

From Wikipedia

Emily first appears in the data in 1976 and has been recorded in 50 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 2,341 babies (rank #4 that year). In 2025 it was given to 289 girls (rank #61). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Emily

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Emily yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

35,174
Total babies (all years)
50
Years in the data
2,341
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
197644#109
197795#90
1978131#84
1979160#75
1980184#62
1981241#46
1982269#42
1983315#35
1984342#32
1985356#32
1986393#24
1987424#22
1988543#16
1989634#12
1990759#8
1991922#6
19921,021#5
19931,177#3
19941,091#3
19951,185#2
19961,171#2
19971,151#2
19981,240#1
19991,270#1
20001,146#2
20011,146#1
20021,098#1
20031,110#1
20041,024#1
2005970#1
2006564#3
2007571#3
2008562#5
2009509#6
2010480#8
2011473#10
2012547#3
2013503#6
2014549#6
20152,229#6
20162,341#4
2017613#13
2018568#12
2019869#21
2020569#26
2021341#39
2022307#43
2023370#52
2024308#59
2025289#61