Emelia is an established variant of Emilia that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Emelia is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #601 for girl births in the United States (and #1,190 across all names), given to 488 babies. Emelia first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2019 (701 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 488 | 488 | #601 |
| 2024 | 528 | 528 | #574 |
| 2023 | 570 | 570 | #533 |
| 2022 | 598 | 598 | #521 |
| 2021 | 663 | 663 | #471 |
| 2020 | 683 | 683 | #452 |
| 2019 | 701 | 701 | #443 |
| 2018 | 654 | 654 | #481 |
| 2017 | 575 | 575 | #540 |
| 2016 | 532 | 532 | #583 |
| 2015 | 509 | 509 | #591 |
| 2014 | 463 | 463 | #619 |
| 2013 | 438 | 438 | #645 |
| 2012 | 411 | 411 | #686 |
| 2011 | 366 | 366 | #752 |
| 2010 | 339 | 339 | #805 |
| 2009 | 316 | 316 | #873 |
| 2008 | 282 | 282 | #956 |
| 2007 | 222 | 222 | #1,155 |
| 2006 | 247 | 247 | #1,038 |
| 2005 | 210 | 210 | #1,123 |
| 2004 | 220 | 220 | #1,051 |
| 2003 | 189 | 189 | #1,147 |
| 2002 | 162 | 162 | #1,238 |
| 2001 | 115 | 115 | #1,602 |
| 2000 | 114 | 114 | #1,560 |
| 1999 | 88 | 88 | #1,814 |
| 1998 | 90 | 90 | #1,753 |
| 1997 | 79 | — | #1,870 |
| 1996 | 78 | — | #1,868 |
| 1995 | 69 | — | #1,990 |
| 1994 | 61 | — | #2,195 |
| 1993 | 62 | — | #2,158 |
| 1992 | 57 | — | #2,301 |
| 1991 | 62 | — | #2,142 |
| 1990 | 53 | — | #2,353 |
| 1989 | 42 | — | #2,678 |
| 1988 | 39 | — | #2,712 |
| 1987 | 37 | — | #2,677 |
| 1986 | 40 | — | #2,480 |
| 1985 | 26 | — | #3,347 |
| 1984 | 29 | — | #3,006 |
| 1983 | 27 | — | #3,084 |
| 1982 | 21 | — | #3,811 |
| 1981 | 25 | — | #3,367 |
| 1980 | 24 | — | #3,434 |
| 1979 | 16 | — | #4,475 |
| 1978 | 13 | — | #5,005 |
| 1977 | 15 | — | #4,482 |
| 1976 | 12 | — | #4,968 |
| 1975 | 12 | — | #4,942 |
| 1974 | 12 | — | #4,807 |
| 1973 | 13 | — | #4,429 |
| 1972 | 15 | — | #3,943 |
| 1971 | 11 | — | #4,898 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #6,541 |
| 1969 | 9 | — | #5,162 |
| 1968 | 13 | — | #3,849 |
| 1967 | 13 | — | #3,721 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | #4,993 |
| 1965 | 13 | — | #3,603 |
| 1964 | 18 | — | #3,031 |
| 1963 | 16 | — | #3,223 |
| 1962 | 17 | — | #3,077 |
| 1961 | 14 | — | #3,502 |
| 1960 | 13 | — | #3,556 |
| 1959 | 13 | — | #3,489 |
| 1958 | 18 | — | #2,787 |
| 1957 | 25 | — | #2,236 |
| 1956 | 15 | — | #3,092 |
| 1955 | 19 | — | #2,572 |
| 1954 | 15 | — | #2,927 |
| 1953 | 19 | — | #2,453 |
| 1952 | 25 | — | #2,038 |
| 1951 | 17 | — | #2,511 |
| 1950 | 23 | — | #2,017 |
| 1949 | 19 | — | #2,293 |
| 1948 | 25 | — | #1,907 |
| 1947 | 15 | — | #2,671 |
| 1946 | 20 | — | #2,111 |
| 1945 | 19 | — | #1,950 |
| 1944 | 20 | — | #1,930 |
| 1943 | 19 | — | #2,016 |
| 1942 | 20 | — | #1,925 |
| 1941 | 19 | — | #1,902 |
| 1940 | 18 | — | #1,911 |
| 1939 | 14 | — | #2,232 |
| 1938 | 27 | — | #1,453 |
| 1937 | 19 | — | #1,805 |
| 1936 | 18 | — | #1,818 |
| 1935 | 23 | — | #1,565 |
| 1934 | 18 | — | #1,855 |
| 1933 | 28 | — | #1,376 |
| 1932 | 20 | — | #1,775 |
| 1931 | 16 | — | #2,043 |
| 1930 | 41 | — | #1,166 |
| 1929 | 39 | — | #1,199 |
| 1928 | 27 | — | #1,558 |
| 1927 | 40 | — | #1,243 |
| 1926 | 34 | — | #1,366 |
| 1925 | 48 | — | #1,106 |
| 1924 | 54 | — | #1,064 |
| 1923 | 44 | — | #1,162 |
| 1922 | 54 | — | #1,025 |
| 1921 | 58 | — | #973 |
| 1920 | 47 | — | #1,091 |
| 1919 | 44 | — | #1,110 |
| 1918 | 57 | — | #950 |
| 1917 | 54 | — | #948 |
| 1916 | 48 | — | #999 |
| 1915 | 52 | — | #920 |
| 1914 | 41 | — | #924 |
| 1913 | 36 | — | #885 |
| 1912 | 26 | — | #1,011 |
| 1911 | 21 | — | #963 |
| 1910 | 30 | — | #784 |
| 1909 | 22 | — | #875 |
| 1908 | 28 | — | #731 |
| 1907 | 16 | — | #958 |
| 1906 | 31 | — | #653 |
| 1905 | 17 | — | #906 |
| 1904 | 16 | — | #916 |
| 1903 | 22 | — | #717 |
| 1902 | 25 | — | #675 |
| 1901 | 27 | — | #604 |
| 1900 | 25 | — | #731 |
| 1899 | 28 | — | #581 |
| 1898 | 26 | — | #638 |
| 1897 | 22 | — | #665 |
| 1896 | 24 | — | #642 |
| 1895 | 27 | — | #579 |
| 1894 | 26 | — | #577 |
| 1893 | 33 | — | #468 |
| 1892 | 22 | — | #599 |
| 1891 | 31 | — | #462 |
| 1890 | 34 | — | #435 |
| 1889 | 13 | — | #732 |
| 1888 | 33 | — | #435 |
| 1887 | 27 | — | #426 |
| 1886 | 19 | — | #512 |
| 1885 | 29 | — | #383 |
| 1884 | 12 | — | #619 |
| 1883 | 29 | — | #333 |
| 1882 | 17 | — | #450 |
| 1881 | 10 | — | #551 |
| 1880 | 12 | — | #503 |