Emily

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Emily

Gender: Feminine
Language: English

Etymology:
Emily is the English form of Emilia, another form of Aemilia, a Latin name, the feminine for Aemilius, meaning “Rival,” from “amulus.”

History:
Emily was rarely known in England until the German Hanovar dynasty took the throne. Amelia, daughter of King George II of Great Britain, was popularly known as Princess Emily (Amelia, although also a German name, has a completely different origin). While Emily has always been fairly popular, it has recently become very popular.

Pronunciation: em-eh-lee.

Diminutives: Em, Emmy.

Alternates: Emelia, Emelie, Emaline, Emeline, Emely, Emilia, Emilee, Emillie, Emilly, Emmaline, Emmeline, Emylynn.
Finnish: Eemeli.
French: Emilie.
German: Emilie.
Hawaiian: Emele.
Latin: Aemilia.
Polish: Emilija.

Masculine: Emil.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Emily Brontë (1818-1848)
English novelist. Author of Wuthering Heights.
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
American poet.
Emily Pomona Edson Briggs (1830-1910)
American journalist.
Countess Emilia Pardo Bazán (1852-1921)
Spanish author.
Emily Carr (1871-1945)
Canadian painter.
Emily Kame Kngwarreye (1910-1996)
Australian artist.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Emeline Horton Cleveland (1829-1878)
American college professor and physician.
Emily Hobhouse (1860-1826)
English reformer. Called the “Angel of Love” in South Africa.
Emily James Smith Putnam (1865-1944)
American educator associated with Barnard College.
Emily Greene Balch (1867-1961)
American sociologist. Led a peace movement during World War I.

Feminists:
Emily Blackwell (1826-1910)
British-American educator and physician. The younger sister of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female doctor.
Emmeline Blanche Woodward Wells (1828-1921)
American reformer, Mormon religious leader, and editor of Woman’s Exponent.
Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928)
British suffragette.

Fictional Characters:
Auntie Em (1900)
Dorothy’s aunt from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.
Emilia
The wife of Iago in Othello.

Miscellaneous:
Emily Post (1873-1960)
American etiquette expert.
Émilie Dionne (1934-1954)
One of the famous Dionne Quintuplets.

Places:
Emilia-Romagna
Italy

Popularity:
For all ages, in the United States (1990 Census):
0.208 % named Emily
0.013 % named Emilia
0.008 % named Emilie
0.003 % named Emelia
0.002 % named Emilee
0.001 % named Emeline
0.001 % named Emmaline

Popularity of Emily:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1800: 73rd most popular.
1850: 38th most popular.
1875: 74th most popular.
1900-1910: 98th most popular.
1910-1920: 105th most popular.
1920-1930: 142nd most popular.
1930-1940: 173rd most popular.
1940-1950: 188th most popular.
1950-1960: 229th most popular.
1960-1970: 257th most popular.
1970-1980: 64th most popular.
1980-1990: 24th most popular.
1990: 12th most popular.
1991: 10th most popular.
1992: 7th most popular.
1993: 5th most popular.
1994: 3rd most popular.
1995: 3rd most popular.
1996: 1st most popular.
1997: 1st most popular.
1998: 1st most popular.
1999: 1st most popular.
2000: 1st most popular.
2001: 1st most popular.
2002: 1st most popular.
2003: 1st most popular.

In Ireland...
1998: 25th most popular.
1999: 14th most popular.
2000: 19th most popular.
2001: 18th most popular.
2002: 19th most popular.
2003: 20th most popular.

In Australia...
1980: 34th most popular.
1996: 1st most popular.
1997: 2nd most popular.
1998: 2nd most popular.
1999: 1st most popular.
2000: 2nd most popular.
2001: 9th most popular.
2002: 1st most popular.
2003: 1st most popular.

Popularity of Emilia:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 374th most popular.
1910-1920: 412th most popular.
1920-1930: 431st most popular.
1930-1940: 494th most popular.
1940-1950: 749th most popular.
1950-1960: 875th most popular.
1960-1990: N/A
1990: 952nd most popular.
1991: 934th most popular.
1992: 903rd most popular.
1993: 908th most popular.
1994: 885th most popular.
1995: 866th most popular.
1996: 831st most popular.
1997: 835th most popular.
1998: 817th most popular.
1999: 760th most popular.
2000: 618th most popular.
2001: 617th most popular.
2002: 528th most popular.
2003: 505th most popular.

In France...
1900: 165th most popular.
1910: 165th most popular.
1920: 173rd most popular.
1930: 188th most popular.
1931: 173rd most popular.
1940-2000: N/A

Popularity of Emilie:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 403rd most popular.
1910-1920: 534th most popular.
1920-1930: 671st most popular.
1930-1940: 741st most popular.
1940-1950: 862nd most popular.
1950-1970: N/A
1970-1980: 871st most popular.
1980-1990: 764th most popular.
1990: 618th most popular.
1991: 621st most popular.
1992: 582nd most popular.
1993: 530th most popular.
1994: 513th most popular.
1995: 510th most popular.
1996: 471st most popular.
1997: 476th most popular.
1998: 504th most popular.
1999: 466th most popular.
2000: 479th most popular.
2001: 444th most popular.
2002: 456th most popular.
2003: 449th most popular.

In France...
1900: 37th most popular.
1910: 58th most popular.
1920: 86th most popular.
1930: 125th most popular.
1940: 187th most popular.
1942: 193rd most popular.
1950-1970: N/A
1972: 173rd most popular.
1980: 2nd most popular.
1990: 11th most popular.
2000: 28th most popular.

Popularity of Emilee:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1980: N/A
1980-1990: 752nd most popular.
1990: 613th most popular.
1991: 574th most popular.
1992: 527th most popular.
1993: 447th most popular.
1994: 431st most popular.
1995: 381st most popular.
1996: 356th most popular.
1997: 345th most popular.
1998: 358th most popular.
1999: 226th most popular.
2000: 336th most popular.
2001: 337th most popular.
2002: 334th most popular.
2003: 307th most popular.

Popularity of Emmalee:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-2000: N/A
1998: N/A
1999: 884th most popular.
2000: 945th most popular.
2001: 914th most popular.
2002: 836th most popular.
2003: 675th most popular.