Emelie
Emelie, Emélie or Emmelie is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name are:Emelie Andersson, Swedish footballer Emelie Berggren, Swedish ice hockey player Emelie C. S.
Meaning & Origin of Emelie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Emelie, Emélie or Emmelie is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name are:Emelie Andersson, Swedish footballer Emelie Berggren, Swedish ice hockey player Emelie C. S.
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The Story of Emelie
Emelie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 76 Emelies were born — ranking #2,243 that year. As of 2026, Emelie ranks #5,005 for baby girls with 26 births, falling sharply (-39%). In total, more than 3K Emelies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Emelie
Emelie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Emelie's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #547. Use the chart and map above to compare Emelie'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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