Spellings

Emilia or Emelia?

In the US in 2025, 88% of babies in this name family were spelled Emilia and 9% Emelia. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Emilia already led in 2015, with 77% of the family's births; it has 88% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 2,885 to 5,332 births (+85%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Emilia2,2254,677×2
Emelia509488steady
Amilia139158+14%
Emilya129−25%

How they sound

  • Emilia /ɛˈmiljə/ (eh-MEEL-yuh)
  • Emelia /əˈmiliə/ (uh-MEE-lee-uh)
  • Amilia /əˈmiljə/ (uh-MEEL-yuh)
  • Emilya /emilˈja/ (eh-meel-YA)

In France

In France in 2025: Emilia 250 births (#225 among girls), Emelia 5 births, Amilia 5 births and Emilya 15 births.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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