Emily

Emily is a feminine given name derived from the Roman family name "Aemilius", and is the feminine form of the name Emil.

Emily is a feminine given name derived from the Roman family name "Aemilius", and is the feminine form of the name Emil.

Popularity

Emily has been a popular name in the English-speaking world, ranking among the most popular names in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. For more than a decade, from 1996 to 2007, it was the most common name given to girls in the United States. It has declined in usage in some countries but has remained a well-used name all over the world. In 2022, it was the 31st most popular name given to girls in Canada. In the English-speaking world, the name Emily first became popular thanks to German-born Princess Amelia of Great Britain, who was called Emily in English. The popularity of the name in the 1990s and early years of the 21st century has given the name an everywoman image for women in their twenties. As a result, the name has recently been used for a number of characters in film and television productions such as Emily the Criminal and Emily in Paris.

Name variants

Alternate forms include: Aemilia (Latin) Aemiliana (Latin) Aemilianus (Latin) Aemilius (Latin) Aimil (Scottish Gaelic) Aimilios (Greek) Aimilia (Greek) Ái My (Vietnamese) Amilia (English) Eemeli (Finnish) Eemi (Finnish) Eemil (Finnish) Eimíle (Irish) Emalee (English) Emelie (Swedish) Emiel (Dutch) Emily (English) Emil (Bulgarian), (Croatian), (Czech), (Danish), (English), (German), (Hungarian), (Icelandic), (Indonesian), (Macedonian), (Norwegian), (Polish), (Romanian), (Russian), (Serbian), (Slovak), (Slovene), (Swedish) Émile (French) Emilee (English) Emili (Catalan) Emili (Hebrew), (Hungarian) Emília (Hungarian), (Portuguese), (Slovak) Emilía (Icelandic) Emilia (Bulgarian), (Danish), (English), (Finnish), (German), (Indonesian), (Italian), (Norwegian), (Polish), (Romanian), (Spanish), (Swedish) Emilian (Polish), (Romanian) Emiliana (Italian), Indonesian, (Portuguese), (Spanish) Emiliano (Italian), (Spanish) Émilie (French) Emílie (Czech) Emilie (Danish), (German), (Norwegian), (Swedish) Émilien (French) Émilienne (French) Emīlija (Latvian) Emilija (Croatian), (Lithuanian), (Macedonian), (Serbian), (Slovene) Emílio (Portuguese) Emilio (Italian), (Spanish) Emilios (Greek) Emilis (Lithuanian) Emiliya (Bulgarian) Emīlija (Latvian) Emlyn (Welsh) Emmi (Finnish) Emmie (English) Emmy (English), (French), (Indonesian) Emiri/えみり(Japanese) Emy (French), (Indonesian) Milja (Finnish) Mille (Danish), (Norwegian), (Swedish) Millie (English) Milly (English), (Indonesian), (Norwegian), (Swedish) Yemelyan (Russian)

People with the name

Sportswomen

Emily Asquith (born 2003¹), English boxer Emily Bessoir (born 2001), German basketball player Emily Clark (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player Emily Cross (born 1986), American foil fencer Emily Csikos (born 1988), Canadian water polo player Emily van Egmond (born 1993), Australian footballer Emily Gielnik (born 1992), Australian footballer Emily Gillam (born 1977), New Zealand field hockey player Emily Hallifax (born 2005), French diver Emily Harrop (born 1997), French ski mountaineer Emily Hughes (born 1989), American figure skater Emily Jacobson (born 1985), American saber fencer Emily Jing (born 2007), American foil fencer Emily Kukors (born 1985), American swimmer Emily LeSueur (born 1972), American synchronized swimmer Emily Lock (born 2007), British gymnast Emily Oberst (born 1998), American wheelchair basketball player Emily Samuelson (born 1990), American figure skater Emily Seebohm (born 1992), Australian swimmer Emily Silver (born 1985), American swimmer Emily Hood Westacott (1910–1980), Australian tennis player Emily Westwood (born 1984), English football player Emily Whitehead (born 2000), Australian artistic gymnast

Fictional characters

Emily, Jessie's former toy owner in Toy Story Emily Arrow, main female character in Patricia Reilly Giff’s Polk Street School series Emily, a character in Thomas & Friends Emily Barham, the female lead in the 1964 film The Americanization of Emily, played by Julie Andrews Emily Bartlett, heroine of Beverly Cleary's Emily's Runaway Imagination Emily Bennett, in the CW fantasy-drama TV series The Vampire Diaries Emily Bennett, American Girl character, best friend of Molly McIntire Emily Bishop, in the British soap opera Coronation Street Emily Bradford Taylor, Gwyneth Paltrow's character in A Perfect Murder Emily Bung, in Carry On Screaming Emily Byrne, main character of the Absentia TV series Emily Charlton, a character in both the novel and the film in The Devil Wears Prada Emily Chester, title character of the 1864 American novel by Anne Moncure Crane Emily Cooper, main title character in the Netflix series Emily in Paris Emily Davis, one of eight protagonists in the survival horror game Until Dawn Emily Drozynski, main character in the western drama Yellowstone (American TV series) Emily Dyer, a survivor in the video game Identity V Emily Elephant, a character in the British cartoon preschool series Peppa Pig Emily-Elizabeth, in the PBS animated preschool TV and book series Clifford the Big Red Dog, voiced by Grey DeLisle Emily Eyefinger, main character of the Emily Eyefinger series about a girl with an eye on her finger Emily Fields, major character in the TV series Pretty Little Liars Emily Fitch, in the TV series Skins Emily Gilmore, in the TV series Gilmore Girls Emily Grierson, main character of William Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily" Emily Kaldwin, in the Dishonored video game series Emily Leduc, D.W.'s friend in the animated series Arthur Emily Litella, a character created by comedian Gilda Radner in the TV comedy show Saturday Night Live Emily Merrimack, the title character from Corpse Bride. Though her surname is not mentioned, it was used in early scripts. Emily Morgen in the TV series Prison Break Emily Nelson, main character of the film A Simple Favour Emily Pollifax, heroine of The Mrs. Pollifax series of spy-mystery novels by Dorothy Gilman Emily Prentiss, on the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds Emily Quartermaine, in the ABC soap opera General Hospital Emily Ramirez, a character in Close Enough. Emily Rose, the lead character of the film Exorcism of Emily Rose Emily Quartermaine, on the ABC soap opera General Hospital Emily Byrd Starr, heroine of L. Maud Montgomery's Emily of New Moon novels Emily Stewart, in The Idolmaster Million Live! Emily Thorne, main character in the TV drama Revenge Emily Valentine, in Beverly Hills, 90210 Emily Waltham, Ross's second wife in the NBC sitcom Friends Emily Weiss, from the 1981 musical satire film Shock Treatment Emily Windsnap, main character in a series of novels by Liz Kessler Emily Young, in Twilight (novel series) Emily Zhang, mother of Frank Zhang in The Heroes of Olympus Emily, a non-playable Mii opponent in the Wii series Emily, in the Nickelodeon TV series Power Rangers Samurai Emily, a.k.a. Miyuki Hoshizora, protagonist of Glitter Force/Smile PreCure! Emily, a character in Little Bear Emily the Emerald Fairy, in the Rainbow Magic book franchise Emily the Seraph, a supporting character in the animated series Hazbin Hotel Emily the Strange, a cartoon character and merchandising mascot See Emily Play, a song by rock band Pink Floyd,

See also

Amelia (given name) Emil (given name) Emilee (given name) Emilia (given name) Émilie, a French feminine given name Emilie Meng (1998–2016), Danish teenager who was murdered Emilio (given name) Emma (given name)

Notes

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