Emily Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Girl Names Like Emily

Emily Name Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: eh-mah-lee
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Emily Name Meaning

Mighty Emily is steadfast throughout history, bestowed upon literary figures and forward thinkers alike. Emily isn’t one to sit on the sidelines, always readily willing to lend a helping hand or offer a solution. She’s an artist, a saint, and a hard worker at heart, as seen in her meaning “industrious.”

Derived from the Latin aemulari, to emulate, Emily’s popularity has risen steadily over time thanks to her sweet sound and precious nicknames from the classic Em and Emma to the delicate Emmy. Emily has the desirable -lee ending commonly found in popular names like Lily and Paisley as well as the traditional appeal of the more formal Elizabeth and Victoria. Emily also avoids the juvenile feel found in some names ending with -ee.

Emily may be sweet but she’s no pushover. Emily is founded on strength and propels herself forward with her determination. She’s not afraid to move mountains or roll up her sleeves if it means achieving her goal. At the same time, she’s no stranger to enjoying evening tea or meandering the shops with friends. She’s versatile and wearable on a girl at any age.

Variants of Emily include Emma and Emilia. Classic names like Emily are Katherine and Rebecca while soft choices like Lucy or Ruby have a similar charm.

Emily Name Popularity

How popular is the name Emily? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	110	744	0.2113%
1911	102	875	0.235%
1912	105	1,126	0.2233%
1913	98	1,371	0.2418%
1914	98	1,626	0.2333%
1915	98	2,078	0.2287%
1916	100	2,201	0.2278%
1917	103	2,212	0.2211%
1918	105	2,353	0.2192%
1919	105	2,294	0.2191%
1920	119	2,161	0.1944%
1921	121	2,166	0.1892%
1922	121	2,135	0.1916%
1923	128	2,047	0.1828%
1924	135	2,036	0.1753%
1925	145	1,748	0.1547%
1926	142	1,709	0.1554%
1927	145	1,632	0.1474%
1928	150	1,538	0.1437%
1929	151	1,423	0.1374%
1930	154	1,318	0.1262%
1931	159	1,167	0.1182%
1932	169	1,109	0.1123%
1933	170	1,036	0.1112%
1934	171	1,048	0.1084%
1935	172	1,078	0.1109%
1936	172	1,089	0.1131%
1937	161	1,265	0.1284%
1938	164	1,280	0.125%
1939	163	1,272	0.125%
1940	164	1,254	0.118%
1941	161	1,354	0.1203%
1942	165	1,379	0.1092%
1943	173	1,315	0.1007%
1944	171	1,225	0.0988%
1945	181	1,105	0.0906%
1946	186	1,352	0.0916%
1947	187	1,444	0.0865%
1948	196	1,369	0.0858%
1949	196	1,362	0.0847%
1950	205	1,290	0.0801%
1951	212	1,262	0.0744%
1952	206	1,369	0.0784%
1953	219	1,302	0.0736%
1954	219	1,318	0.0721%
1955	223	1,287	0.07%
1956	230	1,262	0.0668%
1957	245	1,186	0.0616%
1958	254	1,156	0.0612%
1959	250	1,189	0.0626%
1960	253	1,191	0.0629%
1961	265	1,121	0.0594%
1962	275	1,041	0.0567%
1963	270	1,067	0.0594%
1964	267	1,104	0.0627%
1965	237	1,260	0.077%
1966	236	1,223	0.0783%
1967	237	1,180	0.0778%
1968	222	1,313	0.0874%
1969	197	1,557	0.1011%
1970	172	1,914	0.1203%
1971	166	1,856	0.1235%
1972	131	2,320	0.1703%
1973	100	3,013	0.2324%
1974	69	4,323	0.3326%
1975	48	5,481	0.4265%
1976	50	5,547	0.4304%
1977	37	6,879	0.5103%
1978	33	7,479	0.5563%
1979	34	7,973	0.5654%
1980	31	9,007	0.616%
1981	29	10,801	0.7348%
1982	24	12,518	0.8377%
1983	25	12,377	0.8387%
1984	24	12,782	0.8592%
1985	24	13,135	0.8654%
1986	24	13,234	0.8767%
1987	19	14,711	0.964%
1988	18	15,870	1.0184%
1989	13	17,319	1.0733%
1990	12	19,363	1.1682%
1991	10	20,308	1.2459%
1992	7	21,831	1.3677%
1993	5	23,593	1.5133%
1994	3	24,149	1.5736%
1995	3	24,380	1.6177%
1996	1	25,151	1.6798%
1997	1	25,732	1.7398%
1998	1	26,181	1.7492%
1999	1	26,539	1.7722%
2000	1	25,953	1.6989%
2001	1	25,055	1.6629%
2002	1	24,463	1.6324%
2003	1	25,688	1.6885%
2004	1	25,033	1.6424%
2005	1	23,937	1.5656%
2006	1	21,400	1.3667%
2007	1	19,355	1.2267%
2008	3	17,429	1.1277%
2009	6	15,345	1.0267%
2010	6	14,268	0.9901%
2011	6	14,251	1.0003%
2012	6	13,646	0.9576%
2013	7	13,124	0.9218%
2014	7	12,642	0.8677%
2015	8	11,780	0.8096%
2016	9	10,957	0.7599%
2017	12	9,746	0.6983%
2018	12	8,656	0.63%
2019	12	8,213	0.6067%
2020	18	6,766	0.5316%
2021	21	6,088	0.498%
2022	17	6,461	0.4898%

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Names Like Emily

If you like Emily, you’ll love these other names like Emily.

What names are diminutives of Emily?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Emily sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Emily, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Em	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager; entire, universal; emerald	Spanish
Emmey	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emmi	Rival; laborious; eager; entire, universal	Latin
Emmie	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager; entire, universal; emerald	Spanish
Emmy	Rival	German
Millie	Gentle strength	English
Milly	Industrious, striving; work; helper to the priest; rival; laborious; eager; bee; honey; gentle strength; brave strength	Latin

What names are variants of Emily?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Emily.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Aemilia	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Amalea	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Amalia	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Amalie	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Amelia	Work	German
Amelie	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Ameline	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager	Latin

Amelita	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Amy	Beloved one	English
Emalee	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emali	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emalia	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emaline	Peaceful home; rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emelda	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emelea	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emeli	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emelia	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emelie	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emelina	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager; entire, universal	Latin
Emeline	Peaceful home	German
Emelita	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emelly

Emely	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emelyn	Peaceful home; rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emelyne	Rival; laborious; eager; entire, universal	Latin
Emera	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emila	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emilea	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emilee	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emiley	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emili	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emilia	To rival	Latin
Emilie	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emiline	Peaceful home; rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emilla	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emille	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emillie	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin

Emilly	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emlyn	Peaceful home; rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emma	Whole or universal	German
Emmalee	Peaceful home; rival; laborious; eager; entire, universal	Latin
Emmaleigh	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emmalie
Emmaline	Peaceful home; rival; laborious; eager; entire, universal	Latin
Emmalyn	Peaceful home; rival; laborious; eager; entire, universal	Latin
Emmalynn	Rival; laborious; eager; entire, universal	Latin
Emmalynne	Peaceful home; rival; laborious; eager; entire, universal	Latin
Emmelie	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emmeline	Work	German
Emmely	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emmelyne	Rival; laborious; eager; entire, universal	Latin
Emmily	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin

Emmye	Rival; laborious; eager; entire, universal	Latin
Emylee	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Milka	Rival; laborious; eager; flattering, hardworking; queen	Slavic

What names sound like Emily?

If you like how Emily sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Emily.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Emerson	Son of Emery	English
Emery	Home strength	German

What names are similar to Emily?

Find a name that’s like Emily, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Abigail	Father’s rejoice	Hebrew
Anna	Gracious	Hebrew
Catherine	Pure	Greek
Charlotte	Free man	French
Clara	Bright and clear	Latin
Elizabeth	God is my oath	Hebrew
Hannah	Grace	Hebrew
Jessica	To see	English
Lucy	Of the light	English
Sarah	Princess	Hebrew

Lists With Emily

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Siblings of Emily

Mamas with kids named Emily also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender

Nathan	He gave	Hebrew
Lucas	From Lucania	Latin
Sara	Princess	Hebrew
Claire	Clear and bright	French
Brynleigh	Burned meadow	English
Gabriel	God is my strength	Hebrew
Chance	Good fortune	English
Wyatt	Brave in battle	English
Earnest	Serious; battle to the death	German
Brayden	Son of Bradan	Irish
Jorden	Down-flowing	Hebrew
Alexavier	Created Name	American

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30 Comments

Emily Feb 26 at 4:48 pm

I’ve never been a fan of my name simply because it is *so* common for my generation – I just wanted something a bit more unique! I have always gone by Em or Emmy as there were so many girls named Emily at my school, but as I get older (now in my mid-late twenties) I am coming around to the full name Emily. It is a classic, after all!

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Natalia Jun 18 at 8:54 am

Emily is pronounced equally in English, Spanish and Portuguese, the three languages our family speak.

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Emily Mar 6 at 9:09 am

Hi, my name is Emily. I am so happy that lots of people like the name Emily. I am 15 years old. I love how you chose the name Emily for your child. Welcome to all the little Emily. My teachers think that Emily really suits me too lol.

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Khensani Emily Jul 14 at 7:08 am

Hello
My name is Emily,I this name has a very strong meaning and it’s a very beautiful name I love it and Thank my Parents for giving it to me

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Emily Apr 25 at 5:30 pm

Hi my names Emily and I love the name. And it really is true because I always try to succeed in what I want but at the same time I love helping people! I may be kind but if someone throws the first punch I will for sure throw the last.

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Annie Apr 2 at 1:30 pm

Family names. It’s sweet like our baby girl.

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Joh Sep 9 at 12:24 pm

We loved the simplicity of her name. Meaning Eager, she definitely was indeed. We have our hearts set on E names and Emily stuck for us. She is a strong little warrior (another meaning to her name).

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Emily Aug 5 at 10:23 am

Hi. My name IS Emily and I’m 10 years old. I found this website when looking for names for a book I’m writing. My name fits me perfectly. Me and my friends always tell each other what names we should have and no one can ever think of a better name for me. They say I look exactly like an Emily.

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Katie May 13 at 2:58 pm

I took one look at her and Emily just popped into my head.

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Ammy Apr 8 at 7:40 am

Hello Dear Mamas,
I am so excited to be a mommy of a beautiful baby girl born on Feb 16, 2021. My name is Ammy, yes with double “m” but my mom since a baby has called me “Amy.” Meaning everyone pronounces my name as “amy” so I want it a name that would rhyme with my name and I always have love Emily. For my baby’s middle name I chose Eliana. My mom’s name is Eliuth and my mother’s in-law name’s ends in “ana” so I put the two names together. It was super special when I google Eliana’s meaning and found out that it means “my God answered me.” My husband and I got pregnant after 13 months of trying so Eliana was perfect!! Much love to all of you and may God continue to bless you in your motherhood journey. <3

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Desyta Jan 20 at 4:00 pm

We love Emily because it’s cute name , also because my husband is Italiano , and I’m Indonesian so it’s like “international name” ?easy to pronounce for both of us and the families.

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- Peyton Mar 3 at 11:12 am
  
  Hello, I am a kid but not the kind of kid you would think I am. I was looking for what my name ment and found this website. I love to plan ahead, so I thought to look at some baby names. I am not going to have one but, I am going to adopt one when I get older. I have big dreams. Not much of my, family talk to me so I thought about meeting new people to.
  
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Maritza Jan 13 at 12:50 am

My 12 Year old Kids Tamia And Josh Told Me to chose Emily, And before I knew It, There She was! Emily. My kids and especially my husband, Were so happy to have a 3rd child.
And course My newborn Daughter Emily, Would be proud to be the youngest. Haha, She just Turned 2 A few days ago. Emily’s Growing Fast too.

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Kelsey May 10 at 2:53 pm

The name Emily just pop up and we just like we will name her that lol

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Sarah Mar 13 at 9:19 am

Emily was my husband’s idea way back at the beginning of my pregnancy. It’s my middle name and we both have always loved classic, timeless names that will carry her well through life with any profession. Her middle name is Marie, which is my mother in law’s middle name. My husband liked the idea of combining names from both the main ladies in his life into the newest lady 🙂

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Stacey Feb 25 at 6:57 am

When I was a little girl I would always watch the cartoon Clifford the big red dog and I like the name Emily Elizabeth so when I found out that I was pregnant and the baby was a girl I knew what her name was gonna be

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Jennifer Jan 26 at 10:14 am

I’ve always like the name Emily and the softer sound works well with our last name which has a stronger sound.

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Elizabeth Jan 20 at 4:53 pm

It was very difficult to find a name…i tried the yelling it out or saying it outloud and that seemed to have eliminate a whole bunch of options…
But, with the name Emily..it just felt right. I dont know of any Emilys in my life and all that came to mind was a baby sitting up with a wobbly head but managing or a baby running looking like they are about to eat shit but then dont…and me yelling …”Emily….come here Emily” and thats how i knew that would b her name.

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Lauren Nov 2 at 9:54 am

It’s a name I’ve always loved and is very simple and classic.

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Nicki Jun 27 at 7:12 am

???Emily???

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- Emily Nov 18 at 4:46 am
  
  ESCUSE MEH
  
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Nicki Jun 26 at 6:35 am

We had actually liked her name with my previous pregnancy(Wyatt). When we found out this time it was a girl, I kept coming back to it. Then her daddy tells me it was actually the name his brother wanted for his little girl. He only had boys? So he called his brother , told him our delima and to my shock he was happy to let us name her Emily. Said it would be an honour. ?

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Tiffany Jun 18 at 8:23 am

The name emily is simple and we love the shortness of it

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Lastar Jun 9 at 9:18 am

Well Her Dad Named Her Emily Just Not It For Me But Now Within The Year . She Grew To Look Like A Emily Her Name Fits Her Now I Love Love Love it ?

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Sunshine Jun 6 at 3:17 pm

I love the name and I love her even more

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Jamie Jun 5 at 7:46 am

We chose the name Emily because we wanted 3 things; short, simple and not easily made fun of (ie no weird nicknames).

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Samantha Apr 13 at 4:31 pm

I wanted a short classic name that can’t have a nickname. The name Emily tops charts for most common Doctor and Lawyer names. Name means industrious/striving…hopefully she will grow to be a hard worker.

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Debbie Apr 11 at 1:18 pm

When my husband and I were dating, we chose two names, one for a boy and one for a girl. We loved the names so much, they eventually became our first two children’s names. The only thing I do not like about the name Emily, is that it is so very popular. I guess that is for a reason, though, because it is so beautiful!

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Mykaela Apr 11 at 12:46 pm

Emily means hardworking and our prayer is that Emily will be a hardworking woman of God someday.
Her middle name is Anne, which means prayer.

Together her name means hardworking prayer and it took a LOT of prayers to get her here. We almost lost her at 21 weeks. We also hope that she will understand the full power of prayer.

She is also named for both of our mom’s moms.

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