Emilie
Émilie is a French female given name. It is the feminine form of the male name Émile.
Meaning & Origin of Emilie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Émilie is a French female given name. It is the feminine form of the male name Émile.
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The Story of Emilie
Emilie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 46 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 660 Emilies were born — ranking #454 that year. As of 2026, Emilie ranks #1,393 for baby girls with 160 births, falling sharply (-26%). In total, more than 27K Emilies 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 Emilie
Emilie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 27K births in the dataset. Emilie's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #227. Use the chart and map above to compare Emilie'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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