Baby name meaning

Emilia

Rival or industrious · Latin origin

Meaning & origin

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

Famous Emilias

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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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