Spellings
Emily or Emely?
In the US in 2025, 86% of babies in this name family were spelled Emily and 9% Emely. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Emily86% of the family5,451 born in 2025#34 among girls−54% since 2015Emely9% of the family590 born in 2025#503 among girls−20% since 2015Emilie3% of the family170 born in 2025#1,309 among girls−47% since 2015Emilee2% of the family106 born in 2025#1,867 among girls−79% since 2015
Ten years ago
Emily already led in 2015, with 88% of the family's births; it has 86% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 13,378 to 6,317 births (−53%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emily | 11,808 | 5,451 | −54% |
| Emely | 733 | 590 | −20% |
| Emilie | 322 | 170 | −47% |
| Emilee | 515 | 106 | −79% |
How they sound
- Emily /ˈɛmɪli/ (EM-ih-lee)
- Emely /ˈɛməli/ (EM-uh-lee)
- Emilie /ˈɛmɪli/ (EM-ih-lee)
- Emilee /ˈɛmɪli/ (EM-uh-lee)
In France
In France in 2025: Emily 110 births (#449 among girls), Emely 5 births and Emilie 175 births (#305 among girls). The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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