Latin Aemilia, from aemulus, "rival" — rival; eager. America's most popular girl's name from 1996 to 2007.
Emily ranks 34th among American girls in 2025, with 5,461 born that year. Its best year was 1999, when 26,587 babies were given the name, ranking 1st. The typical living American called Emily is about 28 years old today. It is relatively most common in Wyoming, where it accounts for 0.42% 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.