Emeli is a rare variant of Emily that peaked in 2005 and has grown less common since.
Emeli is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,386 for girl births in the United States (and #7,615 across all names), given to 32 babies. Emeli first appears in 1986 and peaked in 2005 (91 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | #4,386 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | #3,844 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | #4,594 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | #5,834 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | #4,656 |
| 2020 | 24 | 24 | #5,208 |
| 2019 | 29 | 29 | #4,690 |
| 2018 | 30 | 30 | #4,593 |
| 2017 | 20 | 20 | #6,118 |
| 2016 | 26 | 26 | #5,184 |
| 2015 | 24 | 24 | #5,527 |
| 2014 | 38 | 38 | #3,948 |
| 2013 | 65 | 65 | #2,689 |
| 2012 | 58 | 58 | #2,943 |
| 2011 | 69 | 69 | #2,601 |
| 2010 | 64 | 64 | #2,760 |
| 2009 | 68 | 68 | #2,685 |
| 2008 | 76 | 76 | #2,490 |
| 2007 | 79 | 79 | #2,402 |
| 2006 | 74 | 74 | #2,490 |
| 2005 | 91 | 91 | #2,064 |
| 2004 | 64 | 64 | #2,600 |
| 2003 | 65 | 65 | #2,504 |
| 2002 | 54 | 54 | #2,793 |
| 2001 | 34 | 34 | #3,808 |
| 2000 | 46 | 46 | #3,039 |
| 1999 | 37 | 37 | #3,392 |
| 1998 | 24 | 24 | #4,534 |
| 1997 | 25 | — | #4,265 |
| 1996 | 18 | — | #5,354 |
| 1995 | 20 | — | #4,897 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | #9,851 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | #10,933 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #13,825 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #9,533 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #12,984 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #12,381 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #9,898 |