Emily

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Also spelled: Emily- (9)

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 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1999 with 6,760 babies (rank #2 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,170 girls (rank #34). 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.

121,612
Total babies (all years)
29
Years in the data
6,760
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
19966,415#4
19976,616#2
19986,550#2
19996,760#2
20006,232#2
20015,918#2
20025,390#2
20035,423#1
20045,399#1
20054,752#2
20064,474#5
20074,732#4
20084,881#3
20094,462#4
20104,310#3
20113,974#5
20124,029#4
20134,049#3
20143,991#4
20153,893#3
20163,551#3
20173,121#5
20182,676#5
20192,262#11
20201,896#15
20211,797#19
20221,609#19
20231,280#28
20241,170#34