Meaning of the nameEmilly
- Female
- English origin
- Latin origin
- E-mil-ly
Emilly is a spelling of the name Emily, which means “English form of Aemilia, a Roman name linked to Latin aemulus ('rival')”.
Meaning
“English form of Aemilia, a Roman name linked to Latin aemulus ('rival')”
Meaning of the name Emily, of which Emilly is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Emily · Behind the Name: Emil
- People (2022)
- 125,238
- Rank in Brazil
- #260
- Median age
- 11 years
- 2010 Census
- 31,829
- people
Emilly in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Emilly, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (57,237 people).
124,520 women 718 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 Emilly is most common
States with the highest share of people named Emilly in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 19,897 | 0.045% |
| Minas Gerais | 12,854 | 0.063% |
| Bahia | 8,285 | 0.059% |
| Pernambuco | 8,167 | 0.090% |
| Pará | 7,353 | 0.091% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 6,976 | 0.044% |
| Maranhão | 6,385 | 0.094% |
| Goiás | 5,697 | 0.081% |
| Paraná | 5,518 | 0.048% |
| Ceará | 5,232 | 0.060% |
| Paraíba | 4,227 | 0.106% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 4,201 | 0.039% |
| Alagoas | 3,421 | 0.109% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 3,096 | 0.094% |
| Mato Grosso | 3,038 | 0.083% |
| Santa Catarina | 3,021 | 0.040% |
| Amazonas | 2,728 | 0.069% |
| Sergipe | 2,541 | 0.115% |
| Espírito Santo | 2,490 | 0.065% |
| Piauí | 2,390 | 0.073% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,946 | 0.071% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,524 | 0.054% |
| Rondônia | 1,368 | 0.087% |
| Tocantins | 1,152 | 0.076% |
| Amapá | 792 | 0.108% |
| Roraima | 485 | 0.076% |
| Acre | 454 | 0.055% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Emilly
Spelling with a doubled l and the ending -y; in the 2022 Census, the median age of people with this spelling is 11.
About the name Emily
Wiktionary records Emily as the English form of Latin Aemilia, a Roman family name linked to aemulus, 'rival, emulator'. Behind the Name presents it as the English feminine of Aemilius and gives Emília as the Portuguese form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 140,315 people named Emily, with a median age of 13, almost all of them born from the 2000s onward; proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe. The variants change the ending (-y or -i), double the l or the m, or add an initial H.
Other spellings of Emily
Sources
- Wiktionary: Emily · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Emily · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Emil · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Emily · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Emilly
What does the name Emilly mean?
Emilly means “English form of Aemilia, a Roman name linked to Latin aemulus ('rival')”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Emily, of which Emilly is a spelling.
How many people are named Emilly in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 125,238 people with the first name Emilly, which ranks it number 260 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Emilly a boy's or a girl's name?
Emilly is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 124,520 women and 718 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Emilly?
Emilly is a name of English and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Emilly most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.115% of the state's population is named Emilly (2,541 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Emilly?
Emily, Emili, Hemilly, Emilli, Emyli and Hemily and others. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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