Emilly
Emilly was the 2870th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 2397th with 69 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,147 places. More babies were named Emilly in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Emily) from the Roman family name Aemilius · Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #2,870 girls, up 3,058 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 59girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200369 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,462babies recorded
What does the name Emilly mean?
Emilly 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'
Emilly popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,870 | 59 |
| 2020 | #5,928 | 20 |
| 2010 | #3,221 | 51 |
| 2000 | #2,602 | 57 |
| 1990 | #5,911 | 15 |
| 1980 | #10,853 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Emilly, counting every spelling?
Emilly is a spelling of Emily, a name family that ranked #39 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,870 for Emilly 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 Emilly?
59 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Emilly (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Emilly 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 142 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Emilly.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Emilly?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Emilly are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 13 and 26. That makes Emilly 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.
Emilly by state
How common Emilly was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (10.6×). In 46 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 Emilly: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Emilly, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Emilly
What does Emilly mean?
Emilly is a spelling of Emily, which means “from the Roman family name Aemilius” (Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Emilly?
Emilly was the 2870th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 2397th with 69 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,147 places. More babies were named Emilly in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Emilly a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Emilly in the US.
Where is Emilly most popular?
In 2021–2025, Emilly was most common in Massachusetts (0.21 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Texas.