Baby Name Profile
Emily
#194 all-timeLatin originMostly a girl's name (100%)literaryvintage
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What does Emily mean?
“striving, eager (from Latin aemulus)”
Emily is a name of Latin origin.
Emily year by year
2026*
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outside top 250
2025
#133
2024
#186
2023
#175
2022
#229
2021
#245
2020
#203
2019
#58
*2026 is a partial year. Snapshot 2026-07-03.
Famous people named Emily
- Emily Dickinsoninfluential American poet
- Emily BronteEnglish novelist, author of Wuthering Heights
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