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Emiliana
OriginItalian variation of Emily
Meaning"rival"
US Rank#789
Top 1000
About Emiliana
The enormous popularity of Emily and Emma means that parents will be looking further afield for substitutes -- and this is one of the prettiest.
Pronounced em-il-ee-AH-nuh.
As of October 2026, Emiliana ranked #789 in US births in 2025 SSA.
Editor's take: The name Emiliana is a girl's name of Italian origin meaning "rival".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,502 | 148 | 82.9 |
| 2015 | #1,357 | 175 | 98 |
| 2016 | #1,420 | 163 | 92 |
| 2017 | #1,193 | 205 | 118.7 |
| 2018 | #1,054 | 243 | 142.9 |
| 2019 | #1,090 | 229 | 136.4 |
| 2020 | #1,150 | 206 | 127.4 |
| 2021 | #1,031 | 246 | 149.9 |
| 2022 | #997 | 262 | 159.7 |
| 2023 | #956 | 273 | 170.1 |
| 2024 | #890 | 300 | 185.2 |
| 2025 | #789 | 344 | 214 |
World rankings
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Emiliana on lists
Famous Emilianas
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Icelandic singer
- Emiliana of Trasilla
Catholic saint
- Emiliana
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- Emiliana de Zubeldía Inda (6 July 1888 – 26 May 1987)
Spanish pianist and composer
- Emiliana Mangue
Equatoguinean footballer
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contemporary linguistic anthropologist
Emiliana in pop culture
- Emiliana Matamoros
main character in the Spanish novel "La Hija del Sastre"
- Emiliania
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- Emiliania huxleyi
a member of that genus
- Emiliana alexandri
an extinct hemipteran insect
- Macropygia emiliana
the Ruddy Cuckoo,dove, a bird
Emiliana in blog posts
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