Emilia
Say it: e-MIL-ee-a
Girl6 letters4 syllables
#66
in Ireland (2025)
78
babies in 2025
#48
best rank (2020)
1,639
babies since 1979
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10-year rank change
Emilia through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78 | #66 |
| 2024 | 62 | #82 |
| 2023 | 70 | #80 |
| 2022 | 82 | #66 |
| 2021 | 80 | #74 |
| 2020 | 107 | #48 |
| 2019 | 83 | #70 |
| 2018 | 99 | #62 |
| 2017 | 97 | #63 |
| 2016 | 107 | #59 |
| 2015 | 103 | #64 |
| 2014 | 120 | #57 |
| 2013 | 91 | #72 |
| 2012 | 98 | #74 |
| 2011 | 77 | #91 |
| 2010 | 76 | #92 |
| 2009 | 69 | #98 |
| 2008 | 49 | #128 |
| 2007 | 29 | #189 |
| 2006 | 26 | #178 |
| 2005 | 10 | #347 |
| 2004 | 7 | #414 |
| 2003 | 4 | #559 |
| 2002 | 6 | #406 |
| 2001 | 6 | #400 |
| 1979 | 3 | #523 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0. Spellings with and without fadas are combined; the CSO only recorded fadas from 2018.
★ What does Emilia mean?
Uncertain, possibly "rival"
Latin, from the Roman family name Aemilius.
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eMILeea
The story of Emilia
Emilia is the feminine form of the Latin Aemilius, the name of an old Roman family. Its meaning is uncertain. One suggestion links it with the Latin aemulus, rival. Emily is the English form of the same name, and Emilio is the male form in Italian and Spanish. It is often confused with Amelia, which has a separate Germanic root.
Emilia reached the CSO list once in 1979, then not again until the 2000s. It rose quickly after 2005. The most babies came in 2014, with 120 girls, and its best rank was number 48 in 2020 with both spellings combined, or number 50 for Emilia alone. The CSO counts the accented Emília separately. In Northern Ireland its best place was 63rd, in 2020.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Emilia (English proper noun)
- Wiktionary: Aemilius (Latin proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Emilia (given name)
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, Baby Names in Northern Ireland
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Emilia | 78 | 1,633 |
| Emília | under 3 | 6 |
In Northern Ireland
#94 in 2025 with 22 babies. Best rank #63 (2020); 405 babies since 2000.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.