Baby name meaning

Emilia

Rival or industrious · Latin origin

What does Emilia mean?

Emilia is a female name of Latin origin, meaning “Rival or industrious”.

How popular is Emilia?

In England & Wales, Emilia ranked #45 among girls' names in 2024, with 961 babies given the name, close to its #56 of 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2020, when it reached #31.

In the United States, Emilia was the #41 girls' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880.

Emilia — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the girls' name Emilia over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,000#10,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #1,149US 1960: #1,356US 1970: #1,336US 1980: #1,163US 1990: #983US 2000: #626US 2010: #348US 2020: #41England & Wales 2024: #45United StatesEngland & Wales
Emilia’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Emilia in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#35795
2000#150306
2005#149343
2010#71856
2015#451,243
2020#311,353
2024#45961

Who are famous people named Emilia?

What names go well with Emilia?

Mateo Lucas Sofia Olivia

More on Emilia

Latin for rival or industrious, the same spirited old name, dressed in something a little grander.

Emilia: Emily's more ornate cousin — Emilia as our Name of the Day.

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