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Emely

100% girls · #503 in the US for girls, 2025

Emely has been given to about 23,880 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 23,658
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Emely per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2008 · 1,092
  • Born in 2025590
  • All time23,880

How popular is Emely?

Emely ranks 503rd among American girls in 2025, with 590 born that year. Its best year was 2008, when 1,092 babies were given the name, ranking 306th. The typical living American called Emely is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in Rhode Island, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.

Names that sound like Emely

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Emily0.78
  2. Emery0.79
  3. Emberly0.79
  4. Everly0.75
  5. Beverly0.68
  6. Keely0.70
  7. Evelyn0.65
  8. Emelia0.67

Middle names for Emely

Ranked by flow score
  1. Emely Anne0.87
  2. Emely Rose0.83
  3. Emely Marie0.83
  4. Emely Grace0.83
  5. Emely Jane0.83
  6. Emely Louise0.83

Sibling names for Emely

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ryliesister · 0.99
  2. Itzelsister · 0.99
  3. Reeceeither · 0.99
  4. Maddisonsister · 0.99
  5. Kamryneither · 0.98
  6. Urielbrother · 0.98

Where Emely is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Rhode Island0.09%
  2. Maryland0.07%
  3. Virginia0.05%
  4. Nevada0.04%
  5. New Jersey0.04%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Emely White0.78
  2. Emely Nguyen0.78
  3. Emely Moore0.78
  4. Emely Hill0.78
  5. Emely Hall0.78
  6. Emely Brown0.78

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 Emely

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025

Emely 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.