Meaning of the nameEmily
- Female
- English origin
- Latin origin
- E-mi-ly
Emily is a feminine name of English origin, a form of Aemilia, a Roman name linked to Latin aemulus ('rival'), written in Brazil with several spellings.
Meaning
“English form of Aemilia, a Roman name linked to Latin aemulus ('rival')”
Source: Wiktionary: Emily · Behind the Name: Emil
- People (2022)
- 140,315
- Rank in Brazil
- #241
- Median age
- 13 years
- 2010 Census
- 62,238
- people
Emily in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Emily, 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 (58,301 people).
139,493 women 822 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 Emily is most common
States with the highest share of people named Emily in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 28,987 | 0.065% |
| Minas Gerais | 13,121 | 0.064% |
| Bahia | 9,527 | 0.067% |
| Paraná | 9,130 | 0.080% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 8,224 | 0.051% |
| Pernambuco | 7,347 | 0.081% |
| Pará | 6,891 | 0.085% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 6,873 | 0.063% |
| Santa Catarina | 5,812 | 0.076% |
| Maranhão | 5,107 | 0.075% |
| Goiás | 5,033 | 0.071% |
| Ceará | 4,884 | 0.056% |
| Amazonas | 3,343 | 0.085% |
| Alagoas | 2,994 | 0.096% |
| Paraíba | 2,830 | 0.071% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 2,742 | 0.083% |
| Mato Grosso | 2,713 | 0.074% |
| Sergipe | 2,261 | 0.102% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 2,260 | 0.082% |
| Espírito Santo | 2,240 | 0.058% |
| Piauí | 1,866 | 0.057% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,798 | 0.064% |
| Rondônia | 1,461 | 0.092% |
| Tocantins | 903 | 0.060% |
| Acre | 783 | 0.094% |
| Amapá | 696 | 0.095% |
| Roraima | 489 | 0.077% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
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.
The English reference spelling and the most common in the group.
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 Emily
What does the name Emily mean?
Emily means “English form of Aemilia, a Roman name linked to Latin aemulus ('rival')”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Emily in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 140,315 people with the first name Emily, which ranks it number 241 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Emily a boy's or a girl's name?
Emily is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 139,493 women and 822 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Emily?
Emily is a name of English and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Emily most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.102% of the state's population is named Emily (2,261 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Emily?
Emilly, Emili, Hemilly, Emilli, Emyli and Hemily and others. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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