Emelie
Emelie was the 5134th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 556th; the most babies were born in 2003 (76). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,266 places. More babies were named Emelie in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Emily) from the Roman family name Aemilius · Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #5,134 girls, down 1,895 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 25girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200376 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,612babies recorded
What does the name Emelie mean?
Emelie is a spelling of Emily, pronounced the same way, so it shares Emily's meaning and origin.
Emily is the English form of Aemilia, the feminine of the Roman family name Aemilius. Wiktionary connects Aemilius with Latin aemulus, 'rival'; that is a traditional explanation of a Roman family name, so it is best read as 'probable'. DMNES warns that Emily is often confused with Amelia, which has a separate, Germanic origin.
Aemilia (Latin, “feminine of the gens name Aemilius”)aemulus (Latin, “rival, emulator (proposed root)”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Other explanations you may read: Same name as Amelia.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Amelia'
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Emily'
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (names.zip, yob*.txt), team3 computation
- Wikidata item Q18121477
- Wiktionary, entry 'Emily'
Emelie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,134 | 25 |
| 2020 | #3,239 | 48 |
| 2010 | #2,847 | 61 |
| 2000 | #3,471 | 38 |
| 1990 | #4,564 | 21 |
| 1980 | #6,432 | 10 |
| 1970 | #5,967 | 8 |
| 1960 | #4,553 | 9 |
| 1950 | #4,434 | 7 |
| 1940 | #2,132 | 15 |
| 1930 | #2,910 | 10 |
| 1920 | #2,098 | 18 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,481 | 8 |
| 1890 | #734 | 14 |
| 1880 | #556 | 10 |
How popular is Emelie, counting every spelling?
Emelie is a spelling of Emily, a name family that ranked #39 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,134 for Emelie on its own. Together these spellings went to 5,877 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emily | 5,451 | #34 | 30,704 |
| Emilie | 170 | #1,312 | 898 |
| Emilee | 106 | #1,867 | 708 |
| Emilly | 59 | #2,870 | 158 |
| Emelie | 25 | #5,134 | 151 |
| Emili | 34 | #4,209 | 103 |
| Emmily | 12 | #8,520 | 68 |
| Emillie | 10 | #9,647 | 50 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Emelie?
25 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Emelie (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Emelie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 337 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Emelie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Emelie?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Emelie are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 12 and 31. That makes Emelie mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Emelie by state
How common Emelie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.2×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Emelie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Emelie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Emelie
What does Emelie mean?
Emelie is a spelling of Emily, which means “from the Roman family name Aemilius” (Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Emelie?
Emelie was the 5134th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 556th; the most babies were born in 2003 (76). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,266 places. More babies were named Emelie in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Emelie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Emelie in the US.
Where is Emelie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Emelie was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.