Girl's name
Emilie
Say it EM-ih-lee
Latin origin eager; emulating, rivaling
3 syllables
Where Emilie is loved, common and rare
Common in Norway. Rare in five German cities, Canada, Switzerland and nine more places.
1 in 1,118 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Norway 16thMunich 102ndQuebec 125th
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Every place
In 19 of the 40 official lists, among them Norway (16th), Munich (102nd) and Quebec (125th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 16th 2025 | 231 | 1 in 94 |
| Munich city | 102nd 2025 | 13 | about 1 in 322 |
| Quebec province | 125th 2025 | 45 | about 1 in 578 |
| Switzerland | 154th 2025 | 62 | 1 in 548 |
| Austria | 217th 2025 | 28 | 1 in 1,276 |
| Scotland | 226th 2025 | 16 | 1 in 1,118 |
| France | 305th 2025 | 320 | 1 in 896 |
| Berlin city | 306th 2023 | 10 | about 1 in 1,450 |
| Northern Ireland | 334th 2025 | 4 | 1 in 1,822 |
| The Netherlands | 372nd 2025 | 37 | about 1 in 1,649 |
| British Columbia province | 592nd 2023 | 5 | about 1 in 2,392 |
| England and Wales | 596th 2025 | 65 | 1 in 3,897 |
| Ireland | 608th 2025 | 5 | 1 in 4,225 |
| Cologne city | 630th 2023 | 1 | about 1 in 6,143 |
| Poland | 706th 2025 | 2 | 1 in 59,894 |
| Ontario province | 867th 2024 | 13 | about 1 in 4,190 |
| Italy | 884th 2024 | 11 | 1 in 16,288 |
| Leipzig city | 156th 2025 | 3 | about 1 in 875 |
| Bonn city | 382nd 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 3,015 |
Rare, below the listed names: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Rostock, Sweden, Spain, Catalonia, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) (Munich); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
A Norwegian variant of Emilia, Emilie goes back to the Latin Aemilia, the feminine form of the Roman family name Aemilius. That name is traditionally connected with aemulus, 'eager; emulating, rivaling'. The spelling can also echo French Émilie, or be read as a feminine of Emil.
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Three syllables, said EM-ih-lee, with the stress on the first. Emmy and Milla are natural short forms. Relatives include Emily, Emilia, Emelie and Emmi.
Norway is where it is most loved, as a top-20 name there. It is also used in Switzerland, Austria, Quebec and Scotland. French records put its peak around 1985, and it is declining in about half of the regions where it appears, so it is a name of that decade that remains well used in Scandinavia.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- EM-ih-lee, 3 syllables
- Meaning
eager; emulating, rivaling
- Origin
- Latin
Etymology
A Norwegian variant of Emilia, ultimately from Latin Aemilia (“female given name”), the feminine form of the Roman nomen Aemilius. The Latin name is traditionally connected with aemulus (“eager; emulating, rivaling”). The spelling may also reflect French Émilie, and the name may alternatively be understood as a feminine derivative of Emil.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 1 of 16 regions, falling in 10.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 260 | 300 | 328 | 360 | 408 | 459 | 499 | 545 | 837 | 596 |
| Scotland | 153 | 120 | 182 | 144 | 162 | 198 | 156 | 185 | 176 | 226 |
| Northern Ireland | 159 | 154 | 208 | 243 | 192 | 206 | 183 | 328 | 288 | 334 |
| Ireland | 316 | 324 | 299 | 502 | 264 | 430 | 266 | 555 | 342 | 608 |
| Ontario | 491 | 490 | 602 | 596 | 525 | 540 | 964 | 1057 | 867 | |
| British Columbia | 345 | 469 | 460 | 515 | 592 | |||||
| South Australia | 174 | 320 | ||||||||
| Quebec | 53 | 75 | 86 | 89 | 108 | 163 | 107 | 106 | 146 | 125 |
| France | 114 | 147 | 170 | 214 | 225 | 251 | 274 | 299 | 277 | 305 |
| The Netherlands | 351 | 487 | 356 | 381 | 281 | 335 | 461 | 367 | 372 | |
| Austria | 223 | 173 | 264 | 181 | 226 | 190 | 278 | 317 | 218 | 217 |
| Switzerland | 72 | 89 | 135 | 99 | 136 | 124 | 166 | 138 | 147 | 154 |
| Berlin | 120 | 159 | 168 | 135 | 153 | 275 | 191 | 306 | ||
| Munich | 121 | 115 | 142 | 136 | 142 | 196 | 91 | 200 | 117 | 102 |
| Cologne | 155 | 118 | 107 | 154 | 181 | 198 | 420 | 630 | ||
| Bonn | 73 | 222 | 168 | 158 | 132 | 186 | 239 | 176 | 223 | 382 |
| Leipzig | 375 | 193 | 93 | 151 | 134 | 129 | 163 | 357 | 156 | |
| Rostock | 283 | 86 | 134 | 199 | 126 | 102 | 174 | 158 | ||
| Norway | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
| Sweden | 533 | 537 | 727 | 586 | 717 | 650 | ||||
| Denmark | 22 | 28 | 36 | 39 | 38 | 45 | 50 | |||
| Italy | 643 | 1025 | 656 | 884 | ||||||
| Poland | 323 | 400 | 603 | 516 | 706 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 596 | 65 | 25.7 |
| 2024 | 837 | 44 | 17.1 |
| 2023 | 545 | 71 | 27.7 |
| 2022 | 499 | 81 | 30.7 |
| 2021 | 459 | 94 | 34.3 |
| 2020 | 408 | 104 | 38.7 |
| 2019 | 360 | 122 | 43.6 |
| 2018 | 328 | 146 | 50.6 |
| 2017 | 300 | 163 | 54.5 |
| 2016 | 260 | 195 | 63.5 |
| 2015 | 238 | 208 | 67.5 |
| 2014 | 238 | 207 | 67.5 |
| 2013 | 232 | 217 | 70.4 |
| 2012 | 288 | 167 | 51.9 |
| 2011 | 343 | 139 | 43.3 |
| 2010 | 290 | 166 | 51.7 |
| 2009 | 331 | 133 | 42.4 |
| 2008 | 355 | 125 | 39.6 |
| 2007 | 332 | 132 | 43.1 |
| 2006 | 343 | 126 | 42.1 |
| 2005 | 282 | 151 | 52.4 |
| 2004 | 251 | 178 | 62.3 |
| 2003 | 318 | 120 | 43.1 |
| 2002 | 291 | 125 | 46.8 |
| 2001 | 378 | 85 | 31.7 |
| 2000 | 366 | 90 | 32.9 |
| 1999 | 336 | 97 | 34.4 |
| 1998 | 367 | 88 | 30.4 |
| 1997 | 292 | 125 | 42.6 |
| 1996 | 354 | 96 | 32.4 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Emilie in France since 1925 were born in or after 1986. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 1985, at 3,097.1 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Emilie per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 1985 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Emilie
1 in 898 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Emilie.
1 in 1,174 in Ireland
1 in 320 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Emilie. Same first letter as Emilie.
1 in 1,408 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Emilie.
1 in 754 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Emilie.
1 in 660 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Emilie.
1 in 660 in Ireland
1 in 424 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Emilie.
1 in 911 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Emilie. Ends in -ie, like Emilie.
1 in 880 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Emilie.
Middle names for Emilie
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Emilie Charlotte
3-2 beats · initials EC
Changes the beat after Emilie: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Emilie Sophie
3-2 beats · initials ES
Changes the beat after Emilie: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Emilie Grace
3-1 beats · initials EG
Changes the beat after Emilie: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Emilie Olivia
3-4 beats · initials EO · Emilie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Emilie: 3 syllables, then 4 syllables. Emilie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Emilie Mia
3-2 beats · initials EM
Changes the beat after Emilie: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Emilie Ruby
3-2 beats · initials ER
Changes the beat after Emilie: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Emilie Rose
3-1 beats · initials ER
Changes the beat after Emilie: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 173 in Northern Ireland
Emilie Nora
3-2 beats · initials EN
Changes the beat after Emilie: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
Same style as Emilie
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 1,278 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Emilie across countries and decades.
1 in 636 in England and Wales
94% alike: moves with Emilie across countries and decades.
1 in 1,174 in Ireland
92% alike: moves with Emilie across countries and decades.
1 in 424 in England and Wales
91% alike: moves with Emilie across countries and decades.
1 in 1,921 in Ireland
91% alike: moves with Emilie across countries and decades.
1 in 2,641 in Ireland
91% alike: moves with Emilie across countries and decades.
1 in 405 in Northern Ireland
91% alike: moves with Emilie across countries and decades.
1 in 1,193 in Scotland
90% alike: moves with Emilie across countries and decades.
Famous people named Emilie
Emilie de Ravin, Émilie Dequenne, Emilie Autumn, Émilie Simon, Emilie Louise Flöge, Emilie Snethlage, Emilie Schindler and Émilie Andéol.
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Australian actress (born 1981)
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Belgian actress (1981–2025)
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American musician born 1979
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French singer, songwriter and composer born 1978
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Austrian designer and model (1874–1952)
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German-Brazilian naturalist and ornithologist (1868-1929)
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Sudetenland-German who helped save lives during the Holocaust, wife of Oskar Schindler (1907-2001)
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French judoka born 1987
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Emilie
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Emilie?
Her best rank is No. 16 in Norway in 2025, about 1 in 94 girls. She is in the published lists of 19 of our 40 regions.
What does Emilie mean?
Wiktionary glosses Emilie as "eager; emulating, rivaling".
How do you pronounce Emilie?
EM-ih-lee, with 3 syllables.
Is Emilie getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 1 of 16 regions, falling in 10.
Which sister names go with Emilie?
The deck's top five sisters for Emilie: Cecilia, Celine, Eve, Juliette and Helena. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.