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Emily

OriginFeminine variation of Emil, Latin
Meaning"rival"
GenderGirl

About Emily

Variation of Amelia

3 syllables.

As of September 2026, Emily ranked #34 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1 in 2004, Nameberry popularity #53.

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    English novelist

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  • Emily Jordan Osment

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  • Emily Olivia Leah Blunt

    English actress

  • Emily Greene Balch

    American economist, sociologist, and pacifist

  • Emily Jean "Emma" Stone

    American actress

  • Emily

    May Stephenson, English actress

  • Emily Rebecca Kinney

    American actress and singer

  • Emily Carr

    Canadian painter

  • Emily St. John Mandel

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  • Emily Lau (Wai

    hing), Hong Kong politician

  • Emily West (born Emily Marie Nemmers)

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  • Emily Erin Deschanel

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  • Emily Kathleen Anne Mortimer

    English actress and screenwriter

  • Emily Irene VanCamp

    Canadian actress

  • Emily Haines

    Canadian,American singer,songwriter

  • Emily Robison (born Emily Burns Erwin)

    American singer,songwriter

  • Emily Saliers

    American singer,songwriter

  • Emily Anne Hughes

    American figure skater

  • Emily Smith

    Scottish folk singer

  • Emily Ann Sonnett

    American soccer player

  • Emily Nicole Boyd

    American soccer player

  • Emily Townsend Menges

    American soccer player

  • Emily Bett Rickards

    Canadian actress

  • Emily Louise Van Egmond

    Australian soccer player

  • Emily Jane Zurrer

    Canadian soccer player

  • Emily Sofia Alvarado Natividad

    Mexican American football player

  • Emily Ratajkowski

    American model and actress

  • Emily Palmer Marshall

    character on ZOOM

  • Emily Beth Stern (b. 1983)

    daughter of radio/TV personality Howard Stern

  • Emily Clarkson (b. 1995)

    daughter of TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson

  • Emily Cunliffe (b. 1998)

    daughter of TV personality Kym Marsh of "Loose Women"

  • Emily Grace Stanley (b. 2011)

    daughter of American musician Paul Stanley

  • Emily Dale Griffin (b. 2017)

    daughter of actress Sutton Foster and Ted Griffin

  • Emily Dobson

    American actress

  • Emily Gonzalez

    American YouTuber

  • Emily Salch

    Contestant and fourth-place finisher on Season 1 of Love Island USA

Emily in pop culture

  • Emily

    character in novel "The One Apart" by author Justine Avery

  • Lady Emily Ashton

    main character of the Lady Emily mysteries by Tasha Alexander

  • Emily

    main character in novelette "The Post,it Note Affair" by author Justine Avery

  • Emily Barham

    character in novel and 1964 film "The Americanization of Emily"

  • Emily Bartlett

    title character in Beverly Cleary's "Emily's Runaway Imagination"

  • Emily Bishop

    character on British soap "Coronation Street"

  • Emily Byrd Starr

    main character in L.M. Montgomery's Emily of New Moon series

  • Emily Duff

    character in animated series "Tiny Toon Adventures"

  • Emily Elizabeth

    character in the Clifford the Big Red Dog series

  • Emily Eyefinger

    children's book series by Duncan Ball and Craig Smith

  • Emily Fields

    character on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"

  • Emily Bennett

    character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"

  • Emily Bennett

    character in the Molly: An American Girl book series and movie

  • Emily Fitch

    character on TV's "Skins"

  • Emily Foster

    main character in 1976 film "Emily"

  • Emily Francisco

    character on TV's "Alien Nation"

  • Emily Gilmore

    Lorelai Gilmore's mother on TV's "Gilmore Girls"

  • Emily Grierson

    main character in William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily"

  • Emily Wheiler 'Neferet'

    main antagonist of the House of Night series (PC Cast)

  • Emily Hartwood

    character in video game series Alone in the Dark

  • Emily Kirk

    character on British soap "Emmerdale"

  • Emily Lightman

    character on TV's "Lie to Me"

  • Emily Locke

    main character on TV's "Powerless"

  • Emily Pollifax

    main character in mystery novels by Dorothy Gilman

  • Emily Prentiss

    character on TV's "Criminal Minds"

  • Emily Rappaport

    character in J.K. Rowling's "History of Magic in North America"

  • Emily Shelby

    character in Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin'

  • Emily the Strange

    cartoon and merchandising character

  • Emily Thorne

    main character on TV's "Revenge," played by Emily VanCamp

  • Emily Weaver

    character in film "Crazy, Stupid, Love"

  • Emily Windsnap

    main character in a series of novels by Liz Kessler

  • Emily Wyatt

    character in the video game Deadly Premonition

  • Emily Young

    character in The Twilight Saga

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    character in animated film "The Corpse Bride"

  • Emily

    character in the comic strip Peanuts

  • Emily

    character on TV's "Power Rangers Samurai"

  • Emily

    steam locomotive on animated series "Thomas & Friends"

  • "Emily

    " French animated series and its main character

  • Emily "Em"

    character in video game "Until Dawn"

  • Emily Drexel Lela Kaldwin

    character in "Dishonored" video game series

  • Emily Rose

    character in "The Exorcism of Emily Rose"

  • Emily "Em" Gale

    character in "The Wizard of Oz"

  • Emily

    the wife in Definitely, Maybe

  • Emily Bennett

    an American Girl Doll who is Molly Mcintire's best friend

  • Emily

    a character in the TV show "The Next Step"

  • Miss Emily Baldwin

    character in "The Waltons"

  • Emily Agreste

    character in "Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir"

  • Emily Sweeney

    character in TV series "The Big Bang Theory"

  • Emily Bosch

    character, Captain in the upcoming series "Star Trek: Picard"

  • Emily Birdy

    character in the World of Webkinz

  • Emily Waltham

    Ross’ ex,wife in FRIENDS

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    character on TV's "Walker"

  • "Emily"

    song by Joanna Newsom

  • Emily Tyler

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  • Emily

    character in the video game "Stardew Valley"

Variations & nicknames

  • AimiliosGreek
  • EmiliaSpanish
  • AmaliaEastern European
  • AimilionaIrish
  • EmilianaItalian
  • AlalijaRussian
  • EmeliaEastern European
  • EmaSpanish
  • AmmaGerman
  • ÉmilieFrench
  • AmalieFrench
  • AmilieGerman
  • EmilitaSpanish
  • EmeleHawaiian
  • EmaliaHawaiian
  • EmelieGerman
  • EmilkaEastern European
  • AimilScottish
  • EimileIrish
  • EmmiGerman

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