Emily

Rank 17th Girl Name 🔥 Popular

In 2022, the name Emily was 17th most popular baby name for girls and 66th most popular baby name overall. In 2022, 6,461 babies were named Emily in the United States.

In 2022, 1 out of every 520 babies in the United States were named Emily. In a classroom of 30 students, there is approximately a 5.6% chance that another student would have the same name. Today, the average age of someone named Emily is around 27 years old.

The name "Emily" is relatively common.

Nicknames for Emily include Em and Emmy.

Emily Meaning & Origin

The name Emily is of Latin origin and it means "industrious" or "striving," which conveys a sense of dedication, hard work and ambition.

The name Emily is described as caring, thoughtful and creative.

Pronunciation

Emily is pronounced eh-meh-lee in English. The name Emily has 5 letters and 3 syllables.

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Name Trends (1972 to Present)

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Fun Facts about Emily

The name Emily was used by American author Louisa May Alcott for three characters in her books. She used it for 'Aunt Emily' in Little Men, 'Miss Emily Ford' in Jo's Boys, and 'Emily Morris' in An Old-Fashioned Girl.

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Data Source

Social Security Administration

U.S. Name Statistics provided by the Social Security Administration based on data from SSN Applications

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