girls' name ★ peaked 2021

Emilia

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #45 Trend → Stable

A female given name from Latin, a rare Latinized variant of Emily.

Rank 2025
#45
among girls · ↓2 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
4,682
named Emilia · +1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 344
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
4,854 babies
All-time total
69,121
#481 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Emilia popularity over time

69,121 babies have been named Emilia since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 133 – 133 13 – #487
1890s 238 – 238 24 +79% #536
1900s 376 – 376 38 +58% #496
1910s 895 – 895 90 +138% #519
1920s 1,212 – 1,212 121 +35% #628
1930s 798 – 798 80 -34% #636
1940s 691 – 691 69 -13% #847
1950s 686 – 686 69 -1% #1,031
1960s 718 – 718 72 +5% #1,192
1970s 726 – 726 73 +1% #1,256
1980s 1,360 – 1,360 136 +87% #959
1990s 2,209 – 2,209 221 +62% #759
2000s 6,348 – 6,348 635 +187% #399
2010s 24,348 12 24,360 2,436 +284% #44
2020s (to 2025) 28,338 33 28,371 4,729 +94% #40

Where Emilia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 4,743 2.95 #45
2027 4,800 2.99 #43
2028 4,849 3.02 #42
2029 4,891 3.04 #42
2030 4,927 3.07 #42

Where Emilia is most popular

Girls named Emilia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 2.90 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Emilia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
District of Columbia 88 7.42 +156%
Rhode Island 87 6.95 +139%
Vermont 31 6.40 +120%
Wyoming 27 6.33 +118%
Connecticut 361 6.20 +114%
Delaware 67 5.91 +103%
New Hampshire 108 5.85 +101%
Massachusetts 641 5.30 +83%
New Mexico 124 5.10 +76%
Illinois 1,112 4.86 +67%
New Jersey 872 4.83 +66%
Nevada 220 4.74 +63%
Alaska 39 4.53 +56%
Arizona 629 4.48 +54%
Washington 644 4.46 +54%
Maine 68 4.40 +51%
Oregon 279 4.28 +48%
California 3,544 4.22 +45%
Montana 56 4.14 +42%
Colorado 452 4.05 +39%
Idaho 133 3.97 +37%
Hawaii 45 3.93 +35%
North Dakota 50 3.80 +31%
Florida 1,571 3.67 +26%
New York 1,443 3.64 +26%
Texas 2,920 3.63 +25%
Pennsylvania 812 3.43 +18%
Kansas 190 3.29 +13%
Minnesota 346 3.21 +10%
Nebraska 114 3.17 +9%
South Dakota 45 3.15 +9%
Virginia 536 3.14 +8%
Michigan 560 3.07 +6%
North Carolina 675 2.96 ≈ national
Ohio 702 2.96 ≈ national
Maryland 306 2.89 ≈ national
Utah 240 2.88 ≈ national
Arkansas 151 2.86 ≈ national
Indiana 400 2.85 ≈ national
South Carolina 252 2.80 ≈ national
West Virginia 72 2.75 -5%
Oklahoma 201 2.73 -6%
Wisconsin 280 2.72 -6%
Missouri 314 2.61 -10%
Iowa 149 2.55 -12%
Georgia 564 2.48 -14%
Tennessee 373 2.35 -19%
Alabama 213 2.27 -22%
Louisiana 193 2.20 -24%
Kentucky 180 2.10 -28%
Mississippi 63 1.35 -54%

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Emilia

Emilia is a top-50 name for girls in the United States, ranked #45 in 2025 with 4,677 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 69,121 American babies have been named Emilia. Its peak came in 2021, when 4,854 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Emilia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Emilia?

The median living Emilia is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 12. An estimated 65 thousand people named Emilia are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Emilia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 4,677 #45 5 #12,581
2024 4,649 #43 7 #10,199
2023 4,687 #42 7 #10,038
2022 4,685 #44 9 #8,504
2021 4,854 #40 – –
2020 4,786 #41 5 #12,606
2019 4,774 #44 7 #10,052
2018 4,040 #58 5 #12,723
2017 3,596 #77 – –
2016 3,033 #103 – –
2015 2,225 #145 – –
2014 2,004 #164 – –
2013 1,564 #205 – –
2012 1,213 #268 – –
2011 972 #325 – –
2010 927 #348 – –
2009 789 #399 – –
2008 804 #401 – –
2007 781 #420 – –
2006 759 #420 – –
2005 711 #434 – –
2004 631 #469 – –
2003 557 #514 – –
2002 506 #544 – –
2001 408 #616 – –
2000 402 #626 – –
1995 213 #889 – –
1990 188 #983 – –
1985 113 #1,219 – –
1980 116 #1,163 – –
1975 72 #1,440 – –
1970 79 #1,336 – –
1965 65 #1,371 – –
1960 66 #1,356 – –
1955 70 #1,198 – –
1950 65 #1,149 – –
1945 54 #1,068 – –
1940 66 #881 – –
1935 64 #861 – –
1930 119 #636 – –
1925 130 #641 – –
1920 109 #699 – –
1915 119 #601 – –
1910 41 #666 – –
1905 33 #610 – –
1900 38 #559 – –
1895 24 #629 – –
1890 19 #606 – –
1885 14 #584 – –
1880 9 #598 – –

Famous people named Emilia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Emilia Clarke Emilia Clarke English actress (born 1986) Contemporary
  2. 2 Emilia Fox Emilia Fox English actress and presenter (born 1974) Contemporary
  3. 3 Emilia Plater Emilia Plater Polish-Lithuanian noblewoman and revolutionary (1806–1831) 19th century
  4. 4 Emilia Rydberg Emilia Rydberg Musical artist b. 1978 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Emilia Pardo Bazán Emilia Pardo Bazán Spanish writer (1851–1921) 19th century
  6. 6 Emilia Fahlin Emilia Fahlin Swedish road racing cyclist b. 1988 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Emilia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Emilia?

The median living Emilia is about 6 years old. Half of all living Emilias are between 3 and 12 years old.

How many people named Emilia are alive today?

An estimated 65 thousand people named Emilia are alive in the United States, based on 69,121 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Emilia mean?

A female given name from Latin, a rare Latinized variant of Emily.

How popular is the name Emilia in 2025?

Emilia ranked #45 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 4,677 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Emilia?

69,121 babies have been named Emilia in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Emilia most popular?

Emilia peaked in 2021, when 4,854 newborns received the name.

Is Emilia a boy or girl name?

Emilia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Emilia rising or falling?

Emilia is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Emilia become more popular?

Emilia looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 4,927 girls named Emilia in 2030, ranking around #42. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Emilia?

Well-known people named Emilia include Emilia Clarke (actor), Emilia Fox (actor), Emilia Plater (social activist).

Names like Emilia

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