Emilia

Girl · Latin

Emilia

Say it: eh-MEE-lyah

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Meaning

From the Roman family name Aemilius, often linked to aemulus 'rival', though this is uncertain.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Its wave through time

Rising now

In the United States

45,463 babies given this name since 1880
At its height in 2020, about 1 in 337 girls
4,755 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

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The family of the name

English	Emily
French	Émilie
Italian	Emilia
Portuguese	Emília

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EmilioBoyFrom the Roman family name Aemilius, often linked to Latin aemulus 'rival', though that is not certain.Modern · peak 2020

Where this comes from

Roman inscriptions and tombstones
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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