Emelia

Meaning: Rival; emulator
Origin: Variant of Emilia (from Latin)

Girl's name · #601 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Emelia reached its best rank, #333, in 1883 and ranked #601 in 2025. About 14,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#362 in N. Ireland (2025) · #603 in England & Wales (2025) · #672 in Scotland (2025) · #977 in Ireland (2025) · #1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #601 in Canada (2024).

Famous Emelias

Emelia Brobbey — Ghanaian actress, TV hostess, and film producer
Emelia Arthur — Ghanaian politician
Emelia Burns — Australian actress
Emelia Gorecka — British long-distance runner
Emelia Chatfield — Haitian athlete

In stories & tradition

Emelia Slujj — If a Tree Falls · The Last Sea Serpent

What Emelias become

Among 37 notable people named Emelia:

Sports figures appear 1.69× more often than among typical names — e.g. Emelia Gorecka, British long-distance runner.

Similar names: Lilian · Emmeline · Amalia · Flora · Ophelia · Cecelia

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