Emily
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Emily comes from the old Roman name Aemilia and means “industrious” or “hardworking.” Emily was a top name in the late 1990s and early 2000s, yet it feels timeless rather than trendy. Emily carries a romantic, poetic air from Emily Brontë and Emily Dickinson, and is linked with brains and old-fashioned charm. Suffragette Emily Davison died after being struck by a horse while campaigning for women’s right to vote.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Badass Baby Names
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Usage of Emily in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Emily against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Emily is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Emily in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 5,451 girls were named Emily, making it the #34 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 896,487 girls have been named Emily, with the most (26,542) in 1999. It is most common, relative to births, in Wyoming, Rhode Island and New Mexico.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Emily in other languages
- Emilia Dutch, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish
- Emilie Dutch
- Emilly English
- Emília Catalan
- Emīlija Latvian
- Émilie French
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Emily
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Emily, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Emily | 2023 | North Atlantic | 83 km/h |
| Tropical storm Emily | 2017 | North Atlantic | 93 km/h |
| Tropical storm Emily | 2011 | North Atlantic | 83 km/h |
| Hurricane Emily (Category 5) | 2005 | North Atlantic | 259 km/h |
| Tropical storm Emily | 1999 | North Atlantic | 83 km/h |
| Hurricane Emily (Category 3) | 1993 | North Atlantic | 185 km/h |
| Hurricane Emily (Category 3) | 1987 | North Atlantic | 204 km/h |
| Hurricane Emily (Category 1) | 1981 | North Atlantic | 148 km/h |
| Tropical storm Emily | 1977 | Eastern Pacific | 65 km/h |
| Hurricane Emily (Category 4) | 1973 | Eastern Pacific | 222 km/h |
…and 5 earlier storms.
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Emily
There are 6 towns and villages with Emily in their name, in 3 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 3🇲🇽 Mexico 2🇨🇦 Canada 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Emily | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | 829 | Map |
| Emily | Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Emily Harbour | Newfoundland and Labrador, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Quinta Emily | Coahuila, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Emily Park Mobile Home Park | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Emily's Glen Mobile Home Park | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Emily
There are 31 lakes and reservoirs with Emily in their name, in 4 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 22🇨🇦 Canada 7🇦🇺 Australia 1🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
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| Emily Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Emily Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Emily Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Emily Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Emily Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Emily Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Emily Lake | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Emily Lake | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Emily Lake | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Emily Lake | California, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Emily songs
17 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Emily in their title. The best known:
- See Emily Play – Syd Barrett (1967)
- For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her – Simon & Garfunkel (1966)
- A Rose for Emily
- Emily (2003)
- Emily – Dave Koz (1990)
- Emily – Johnny Mandel (1964)
- Emily Chepchumba
- Me and Emily – Rachel Proctor (2004)
- Miss Emily's Picture – John Conlee (1981)
- See Emily Play/Vegetable Man – Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets (2020)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Emily
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Emily.
Emily Alyn Lind
Emily Barclay
Emily Bazelon
Emily Blunt
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Fictional characters named Emily
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Emily as a pet name
FurryName has found 276 dogs named Emily in public pet registers, making it the #611 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Playford (9), Adelaide (1), Prospect (1). Emily as a dog name →
FurryName has found 27 cats named Emily in public pet registers, making it the #240 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Golden Plains Shire (2), Tacoma (2), Surf Coast Shire (1). Emily as a cat name →
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