Holding steady, #10,107 for girls today.
Popularity of Emilya since 2001
Babies named Emilya per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 53 |
| 2010s | 105 |
| 2020s | 63 |
Meaning & origin
Emilya is a modern invention, first recorded in U.S. data in 2001. It has never been common: its best rank was 10,107th in 2025, and its peak year was 2018, though even then the name remained rare. The trajectory has been stable, with no surge in popularity. It is a creative respelling or extension of Emily, a name that has been widely used in English-speaking countries for centuries. The -a ending gives it a feminine, lyrical quality, similar to other modern coinages like Aaliyah or Olivia. Because the name has no long history or established cultural associations, its meaning is tied to the root name Emily, which from Latin means 'rival' or 'striving.' Emilya appears most frequently in states that favor inventive names, though no single state stands out as a top location.
Emilya is a modern English coinage, likely formed by blending the popular name Emily with the fashionable -ya suffix seen in names like Aaliyah or Maya. The name first appeared in U.S. records in 2001 and has remained rare, never reaching high rank.
“Emilya” around the world
Where Emilya lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
20
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Em, Emmy, Mia, Leah
Sibling names for Emilya
Names that share Emilya's style, for a brother or sister.
