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Emily

Pronounced /ˈɛm.ə.li/

Rank in 2024
#8,120
Born in 2024
10
Peak year
2004 · #1261
Origin
Latin
Also recorded for girls:5,955 in 2024 (#25)

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 10 boys were named Emily, about 1 in every 171,531.
  • It peaked in 2004 with 120 babies, ranked #1261.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1896.
  • 1,799 boys have been named Emily since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Emily per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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Greatest: 64 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 87 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 19 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 186 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 760 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 563 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 115 babies, 0.01 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

English form of Latin Aemilia, a gens name from aemulus (“rival, emulator”).

  • A female given name from Latin.
Origin
Latin
Say it
/ˈɛm.ə.li/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Emily, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Other spellings

  • GirlBoyRising

    Emilio

    Rank
    #152
    Born '24
    2,358
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 20242024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Emile

    Rank
    #1,924
    Born '24
    82
    Origin
    Latin
    1880peak 19222024