Emily

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

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 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2020 with 1,193 babies (rank #34 that year). In 2024 it was given to 958 girls (rank #38). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Emily

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

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

18,154

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,193

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Emily

Emily Dickinsonlibrettist · b. 1830
Emily Brontëlibrettist · b. 1818
Emily Bluntfilm actor · b. 1983
Emily Greene Balchpeace activist · b. 1867
Emily Watsonfilm actor · b. 1967

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	187	#174
2000	215	#162
2001	215	#155
2002	231	#150
2003	247	#136
2004	318	#112
2005	415	#95
2006	426	#97
2007	502	#88
2008	521	#87
2009	553	#81
2010	602	#72
2011	649	#66
2012	736	#58
2013	846	#53
2014	968	#49
2015	972	#48
2016	1,058	#42
2017	1,057	#41
2018	1,056	#38
2019	1,120	#36
2020	1,193	#34
2021	1,070	#39
2022	1,022	#38
2023	1,017	#38
2024	958	#38