Emilia

Feminine variation of Emil, Latin

"rival"

Emilia Origin and Meaning

The name Emilia is a girl's name of Spanish, Italian, Hungarian origin meaning "rival".

Emilia is the feminine form of the Roman clan name Aemilius, which derived from the Latin aemulus, meaning "rival." In Shakespeare’s Othello, Emilia is the wife of Iago and confidante of Desdemona. Amelia, although homonymous, has a different root and meaning.

Emilia is rising as an Emily/Amelia alternative. In modern pop culture, Emilia is the name of the main character in The Princess Diaries and the first name of Game of Thrones and Solo star Emilia Clarke.

Emilia is currently enjoying high popularity across some diverse cultures—it's near the top of the charts in Germany, Finland, Austria, Poland and Chile, and is favored in both English- and Spanish-speaking countries.

Emilia Rank in US Top 1000

# 43 in the US

Emilia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 152 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Emilia

• 43 US 2024
• 152 Nameberry 2025
• 44 Canada 2023
• 22 Future 2035
• 45 England 2023
• 58 Scotland 2024
• 82 Ireland 2024
• 54 Australia 2024
• 83 New Zealand 2024
• 1 Germany 2024
• 79 Netherlands 2024
• 63 Mexico 2021
• 70 Sweden 2024
• 19 Finland 2024
• 52 Belgium 2023
• 4 Switzerland 2023
• 1 Austria 2023
• 12 Poland 2024
• 10 Argentina 2021
• 4 Chile 2023

20 Names Similar to Emilia

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Emilia.

• Elena
• Elise
• Adeline
• Audrey
• Eva
• Madeline
• Amelie
• Evelyn
• Eliana
• Lila
• Madeleine
• Claire
• Sophie
• Sofia
• Isabel
• Ella
• Maya
• Mila
• Leila
• Annalise

Famous People Named Emilia

• Emilia Isobel Euphemia Rose Clarke English actress
• Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox English actress
• Emilia Lanier (born Aemilia Bassano) English poet
• Emilia Plater Polish,Lithuanian revolutionary
• Emilia Rydberg Swedish singer
• Emilia Pikkarainen Finnish Olympic swimmer
• Emilia Anna Kaczorowska Wojtyła, mother of Pope John Paul II
• Emilia Krakowska Polish actress
• Emilia Szczaniecka Polish social activist
• Emilia Merkell model and daughter of actress Patsy Palmer
• Emilia Jones (b. 2002) English actress; daughter of singer Aled Jones
• Emilia Lovely Gorecki (b. 2011) daughter of singer Dev and Johnny Gorecki
• Emilia Van Der Beek (b. 2016) daughter of American actor James Van Der Beek
• Emilia Tommasina Saccone Joly, daughter of YouTube vloggers the SacconeJolys
• Emilia Giovanna Tucci (b. 2018) daughter of actor Stanley Tucci

The name Emilia in Pop Culture

• Emilia wife to Iago in Shakespeare's "Othello"
• Emilia character in Boccaccio's "The Decameron"
• Emilia Greenleaf main character in "The Other Woman"
• Emilia Mendoza character in "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
• Emilia Mrs Orange's baby, with eight teeth, in Dickens's short story "A Holiday Romance" (1868)
• Emilia character in "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
• Emilia character in "Nad Niemnem" by Eliza Orzeszkowa
• Emilka (Emilia) character in "Noce I Dnie" (Nights And Days)" by Maria Dąbrowska
• Emilia character in "The Magician From Lublin" by Isaac Bashevis Singer
• Emilia character in light novel "rezero: starting life in another world"
• Emilia Ricoletti character on TV's Sherlock
• Emilia the Hero (Emi Yusa) character in anime The Devil is a Part,Timer!
• Emília character of "Sitio do Pica,Pau Amarelo" by Monteiro Lobato
• Emilia character in the Disney Channel show "Soy Luna"