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“Variant of Émile — From the Roman family name Aemilius — traditionally glossed 'rival, striving'” — French, ultimately Latin Aemilius origin
Girl's name · #1312 in the US (2025) · Heirloom
Emilie is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1880, when it ranked #228. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 27,000 girls since 1880, ranked #1312 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Emilie is a rare spelling of Emily — about 3% of babies given the name are written this way; Emily itself ranked #34 in 2025.
Around the world: #16 in Norway (2025) · #48 in Czechia (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 1,173 notable people named Emilie:
Entertainers appear 1.7× more often than among typical names — e.g. Emilie de Ravin, Australian actress (born 1981).
Similar names: Emilee · Adela · Emmie · Milly · Clare · Bailee
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