Emelia
Emelia is a feminine first name. Notable people with it are:
Meaning & Origin of Emelia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Emelia is a feminine first name. Notable people with it are:
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The Story of Emelia
Emelia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 701 Emelias were born — ranking #443 that year. As of 2026, Emelia ranks #610 for baby girls with 494 births, falling sharply (-17%). In total, more than 15K Emelias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Emelia
Emelia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 15K births in the dataset. Emelia's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #331. Use the chart and map above to compare Emelia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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