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Emeli

100% girls · 32 born in 2025

Emeli has been given to about 1,417 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,407
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Emeli per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2005 · 91
  • Born in 202532
  • All time1,417

How popular is Emeli?

Its best year was 2005, when 91 babies were given the name, ranking 2064th. The typical living American called Emeli is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Emeli

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Emely0.81
  2. Emelia0.74
  3. Emily0.66
  4. Emery0.66
  5. Evelin0.65
  6. Areli0.65
  7. Keli0.65
  8. Eleni0.64

Middle names for Emeli

Ranked by flow score
  1. Emeli Rose0.89
  2. Emeli Marie0.89
  3. Emeli Grace0.89
  4. Emeli Jane0.89
  5. Emeli Louise0.89
  6. Emeli June0.88

Sibling names for Emeli

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Isabelasister · 0.86
  2. Brayanbrother · 0.86
  3. Laneysister · 0.85
  4. Misaelbrother · 0.84
  5. Campbelleither · 0.84
  6. Palomasister · 0.84

Where Emeli is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Emeli Reyes0.84
  2. Emeli Nguyen0.84
  3. Emeli Moore0.84
  4. Emeli Lee0.84
  5. Emeli Hall0.84
  6. Emeli Green0.84

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Emeli

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Emeli across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.