Emilee
Emilee was the 1867th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 106 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 304th with 1,019 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,281 places. More babies were named Emilee in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Emily) from the Roman family name Aemilius · Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #1,867 girls, down 851 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 106girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20031,019 babies
- Total since 1880
- 24,027babies recorded
What does the name Emilee mean?
Emilee 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'
Emilee popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 8 since 2004.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,867 | 106 |
| 2020 | #1,016 | 248 |
| 2010 | #473 | 639 |
| 2000 | #333 | 931 |
| 1990 | #587 | 392 |
| 1980 | #1,244 | 105 |
| 1970 | #4,102 | 14 |
| 1960 | #5,328 | 7 |
| 1950 | #4,906 | 6 |
| 1940 | #2,461 | 12 |
| 1930 | #3,134 | 9 |
| 1920 | #3,716 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Emilee, counting every spelling?
Emilee is a spelling of Emily, a name family that ranked #39 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,867 for Emilee 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 Emilee?
106 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Emilee (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Emilee 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 79 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Emilee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Emilee?
About 23,500 people born in the US named Emilee are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 17 and 30. That makes Emilee 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.
Emilee by state
How common Emilee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (1.6×). In 29 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 Emilee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Emilee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Emilee
What does Emilee mean?
Emilee is a spelling of Emily, which means “from the Roman family name Aemilius” (Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Emilee?
Emilee was the 1867th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 106 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 304th with 1,019 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,281 places. More babies were named Emilee in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Emilee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Emilee in the US.
Where is Emilee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Emilee was most common in West Virginia (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Indiana.