Emelia
Top 1000
About Emelia
Emelia takes elements from soundalike sisters Emilia and Amelia, which actually derive from different roots and have different meanings.
Emelia's current popularity (Top 600 in the US and Top 400 in the UK) is likely owing to parents wanting their Amelia/Emilia to stand out from the rest but given how similar it looks and sounds to its popular counterparts, it might be better to choose an alternative name if you're really aiming to be unique.
Pronounced em-ELL-ee-ah; eh-MEE-lee-uh.
As of October 2026, Emelia ranked #601 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #333 in 1883.
Editor's take: The name Emelia is a girl's name of Eastern European origin.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #619 | 463 | 259.2 |
| 2015 | #591 | 509 | 285.1 |
| 2016 | #583 | 532 | 300.2 |
| 2017 | #540 | 575 | 333.1 |
| 2018 | #481 | 654 | 384.5 |
| 2019 | #443 | 701 | 417.7 |
| 2020 | #452 | 683 | 422.5 |
| 2021 | #471 | 662 | 403.4 |
| 2022 | #520 | 598 | 364.6 |
| 2023 | #533 | 569 | 354.6 |
| 2024 | #573 | 527 | 325.3 |
| 2025 | #601 | 488 | 303.6 |
World rankings
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Emelia on lists
Famous Emelias
- Emelia Jane Burns
Australian actress
- Emelia Jane Gorecka
British distance runner
- Emelia Christine Schaub
first U.S. woman lawyer to defend a murder trial
- Emelia Parise (b. 2014)
son of ice hockey player Zach Parise; twin of brother Jaxson