Emiliana
Emiliana was the 789th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 344 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 568 places. More babies were named Emiliana in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning feminine of Emiliano (Aemilius) · Italian, Spanish, Latin
Say it eh-mee-lee-AH-nuh /ɛˌmiliˈɑnə/
- Rank in 2025
- #789 girls, up 361 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 344girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025344 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,684babies recorded
What does the name Emiliana mean?
Emiliana is an Italian, Spanish and Portuguese name. Wiktionary analyzes it as Emilia (or Emily) with -ana, or as the feminine of Emilian (Aemilianus). These go back to the Roman family name Aemilius, of uncertain origin; it is often connected with Latin aemulus 'rival, emulating', but that may be a Roman folk explanation. Saint Emiliana was an aunt of Pope Gregory the Great.
Aemiliānus (Latin, “of the Aemilius family”)
How sure is this? Probable. The link of Aemilius to aemulus 'rival' is uncertain.
Related names: Emilia, Emily, Emiliano, Emma.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Emiliana', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Emily', DMNES (Durham University)
Nicknames for Emiliana
The usual nicknames for Emiliana are Emmy. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Emiliana in the last five years, 223 were named Emmy, against 420 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy · also for Emilia, Emily, Emma | Modern | #445 | 3,181 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Emilianas go by each one.
Emiliana popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #789 | 344 |
| 2020 | #1,150 | 206 |
| 2010 | #2,301 | 83 |
| 2000 | #5,777 | 19 |
| 1990 | #13,626 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Emiliana, counting every spelling?
Emiliana is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #756 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #789 for Emiliana on its own. Together these spellings went to 365 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emiliana | 344 | #789 | 1,426 |
| Emilianna | 13 | #8,013 | 55 |
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 Emiliana?
344 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Emiliana (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Emiliana 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 24 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Emiliana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Emiliana?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Emiliana are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 12. That makes Emiliana a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Emiliana by state
How common Emiliana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Colorado (1.8×), California (1.8×), Florida (1.6×), Texas (1.6×), Arizona (1.5×). In 27 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 Emiliana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Emiliana, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Emiliana · Sibling names for Emiliana
Questions about the name Emiliana
What does Emiliana mean?
Emiliana means “feminine of Emiliano (Aemilius)” (Italian, Spanish, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Emiliana?
Emiliana was the 789th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 344 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 568 places. More babies were named Emiliana in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Emiliana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Emiliana in the US.
Where is Emiliana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Emiliana was most common in Colorado (0.32 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Florida.