Emelia has been given to about 14,028 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.
Emelia ranks 601st among American girls in 2025, with 488 born that year. Its best year was 2019, when 701 babies were given the name, ranking 443rd. The typical living American called Emelia is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in Rhode Island, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.
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.