Emily

Meaning and origin of Emily

Popularity of Emily in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1980.
• Over recent years, Emily has been stable (+3.4% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Emily every 24 schools, all spellings combined.

Emily in English-speaking countries

Emily ranks 3^rd in Ireland, 5^th in Northern Ireland and 5^th in Scotland, against 482^nd in France.

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  5^th girls’ name326 babies in 3 years1 girl in 69−5.5% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  3^rd girls’ name833 babies in 3 years1 girl in 78−5.3% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  5^th girls’ name626 babies in 3 years1 girl in 87−8.9% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  19^th girls’ name267 babies in 3 years1 girl in 149−8.1% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  30^th girls’ name277 babies in 3 years1 girl in 152−10% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  23^rd girls’ name788 babies in 3 years1 girl in 196−7.5% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  37^th girls’ name3,406 babies in 3 years1 girl in 225−11.5% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  28^th girls’ name17,612 babies in 3 years1 girl in 274−5.3% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Emily and Émily are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Émily25
• Emili (in French)20
• Emilly15

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Emily

• Emilie
• Noélie
• Adria
• Lylia
• Lyvia
• Gioia
• Dayana
• Clémentine
• Tiana
• Gloria
• Laïa
• Johanna

See also

• →French names of Latin origin