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Meaning of the nameEmely

Emely is a female name that Behind the Name records as a variant of Emily, a form linked to the Roman name Aemilius and to Latin aemulus, 'rival'.

Meaning

“variant of Emily, feminine form of Aemilius, from Latin aemulus, 'rival'”

Source: Wiktionary: Emily · Behind the Name: Emil

People (2022)
9,741
Rank in Brazil
#1,754
Median age
13 years
2010 Census
4,915
people

Emely in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Emely, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (4,107 people).

9,672 women 69 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Emely is most common

States with the highest share of people named Emely in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Amazonas 0.019%
  2. Pará 0.008%
  3. Santa Catarina 0.008%
  4. Paraná 0.007%
  5. Pernambuco 0.006%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1,8770.004%
Paraná8000.007%
Amazonas7630.019%
Minas Gerais6760.003%
Pará6420.008%
Rio de Janeiro5960.004%
Santa Catarina5910.008%
Bahia5780.004%
Rio Grande do Sul5550.005%
Pernambuco5300.006%
Maranhão3250.005%
Goiás2270.003%
Ceará1830.002%
Espírito Santo1800.005%
Alagoas1710.006%
Mato Grosso1510.004%
Paraíba1080.003%
Sergipe990.005%
Mato Grosso do Sul950.003%
Distrito Federal930.003%
Rondônia880.006%
Rio Grande do Norte820.003%
Roraima810.013%
Amapá750.010%
Acre660.008%
Piauí590.002%
Tocantins500.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Emely

Behind the Name lists Emely as a variant of Emily and of Emilia, feminine forms of the Roman family name Aemilius, which it derives from Latin aemulus, 'rival'. Wiktionary traces Emily to Latin Aemilia, a gens name linked to aemulus, and, in German, records Emely as a variant of Emilie and of Amelie. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,741 people named Emely, with a median age of 13, almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas. The origin of the spellings Emeli and Emelly, with a final I and with LL and Y, is uncertain.

It is the spelling with a final Y that Behind the Name and Wiktionary record, and the most recorded in the group.

Other spellings of Emely

SpellingPeople (2022)
Emely9,741
Emelly8,306
Emeli4,454

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Emily · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Emely · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Emil · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Behind the Name: Emily · behindthename.com · origin
  5. Behind the Name: Emilia · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Emely

What does the name Emely mean?

Emely means “variant of Emily, feminine form of Aemilius, from Latin aemulus, 'rival'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Emely in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,741 people with the first name Emely, which ranks it number 1,754 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Emely a boy's or a girl's name?

Emely is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 9,672 women and 69 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Emely?

Emely is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Emely most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.019% of the state's population is named Emely (763 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Emely?

Emelly and Emeli. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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