Girl name#24 of girl names
Emily
Pronounced EH1 M IH0 L IY0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1999
- 145 years in use
How popular is Emily?
Emily is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 895,874 children — the 24th most common girls' name on record.
It is falling away, down 51% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1999, when 26,681 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- EH1 M IH0 L IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 100
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Emily
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Emily
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Emily?
- Emily ranks 24th among girls' names in US records, with 895,874 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 82,326.
- Is Emily a unisex name?
- No. Emily is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Emily most popular?
- 1999, when 26,681 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.