Girl name Italian origin Christian tradition Top 50 in 2024

Emilia

ə-MEEL-yə · 6 letters · 4 syllables
What it means
Rival, feminine of Aemilius
Language
Italian
Culture
Italian;Latin
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Italian · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#43
2024 births4,634
Peak year2021
First appeared1880
Total US births64,367
2021 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
EmEmiMia
Alternate spellings
EmiliahEmelia
In other languages
Emilie (French)Emilia (Spanish)Emiliya (Russian)Emília (Hungarian)

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