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Emelia

Girl

Meaning of Emelia: Latin: 'rival'

Emelia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 586th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 516th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#586

488 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#516

76 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

14,028

First recorded 1880 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 25 babies1982: 21 babies1983: 27 babies1984: 29 babies1985: 26 babies1986: 40 babies1987: 37 babies1988: 39 babies1989: 42 babies1990: 53 babies19901991: 62 babies1992: 57 babies1993: 62 babies1994: 61 babies1995: 69 babies1996: 78 babies1997: 79 babies1998: 90 babies1999: 88 babies2000: 114 babies20002001: 115 babies2002: 162 babies2003: 189 babies2004: 220 babies2005: 210 babies2006: 247 babies2007: 222 babies2008: 282 babies2009: 316 babies2010: 339 babies20102011: 366 babies2012: 411 babies2013: 438 babies2014: 463 babies2015: 509 babies2016: 532 babies2017: 575 babies2018: 654 babies2019: 701 babies2020: 683 babies20202021: 663 babies2022: 598 babies2023: 570 babies2024: 528 babies2025: 488 babies
US babies named Emelia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 701.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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