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Emelie

Girl

Meaning of Emelie: Swedish: 'rival'

Emelie is a girl's name most strongly associated with Swedish naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4878th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4878

25 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,612

First recorded 1880 · peak 2003

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 18 babies1983: 9 babies1984: 16 babies1985: 9 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 13 babies1988: 10 babies1989: 19 babies1990: 21 babies19901991: 20 babies1992: 29 babies1993: 36 babies1994: 35 babies1995: 37 babies1996: 33 babies1997: 30 babies1998: 46 babies1999: 44 babies2000: 38 babies20002001: 43 babies2002: 62 babies2003: 76 babies2004: 70 babies2005: 63 babies2006: 55 babies2007: 63 babies2008: 55 babies2009: 60 babies2010: 61 babies20102011: 53 babies2012: 37 babies2013: 57 babies2014: 52 babies2015: 39 babies2016: 59 babies2017: 56 babies2018: 55 babies2019: 47 babies2020: 48 babies20202021: 34 babies2022: 26 babies2023: 35 babies2024: 31 babies2025: 25 babies
US babies named Emelie per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 76.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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