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Meaning of the nameEmília

Emília is a feminine name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Aemilius, a Roman family name that Behind the Name links to Latin aemulus, 'rival'.

Meaning

“feminine form of Aemilius, a Roman name linked to Latin aemulus, 'rival'”

Source: Behind the Name: Emilia · Behind the Name: Emil

People (2022)
40,704
Rank in Brazil
#660
Median age
59 years
2010 Census
51,734
people

Emília in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Emília, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (7,701 people).

40,521 women 183 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 Emília is most common

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

  1. Paraná 0.030%
  2. Bahia 0.024%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.023%
  4. Espírito Santo 0.023%
  5. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.022%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo9,3590.021%
Minas Gerais4,7680.023%
Paraná3,4430.030%
Bahia3,3240.024%
Rio de Janeiro2,9660.019%
Rio Grande do Sul2,0680.019%
Santa Catarina1,6540.022%
Pernambuco1,4290.016%
Ceará1,3460.015%
Pará1,2730.016%
Goiás1,2190.017%
Maranhão1,0970.016%
Espírito Santo8750.023%
Paraíba7580.019%
Mato Grosso7200.020%
Piauí6960.021%
Mato Grosso do Sul6180.022%
Amazonas5890.015%
Rio Grande do Norte5060.015%
Distrito Federal4790.017%
Rondônia3480.022%
Alagoas3260.010%
Sergipe2840.013%
Tocantins2630.017%
Roraima1050.017%
Amapá960.013%
Acre950.011%

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

About the name Emília

Behind the Name gives Emília as the Portuguese form of Emilia, the feminine of the Roman family name Aemilius, which it derives from Latin aemulus, 'rival'. Wiktionary records Emília as the equivalent of Emily and treats the link between Aemilius and aemulus only as possible. The masculine counterpart of the name is Emílio. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 40,704 people named Emília, with a median age of 59. Proportionally, the name is most common in Paraná.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Emilia · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Emil · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Aemilius · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  4. Behind the Name: Aemilius · behindthename.com · origin
  5. Wiktionary: Emília · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
  6. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Emilia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Emília

What does the name Emília mean?

Emília means “feminine form of Aemilius, a Roman name linked to Latin aemulus, 'rival'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Emília in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 40,704 people with the first name Emília, which ranks it number 660 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Emília a boy's or a girl's name?

Emília is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 40,521 women and 183 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Emília?

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

In which Brazilian state is Emília most common?

Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.030% of the state's population is named Emília (3,443 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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