Emilie

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A few things about Emilie you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Emilie

Emilie de Ravin

Australian actress (born 1981)

Choose Emilie and your child shares a first name with Emilie de Ravin, an Australian actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Emilie, like who?” Emilie de Ravin's Wikipedia article is available in 54 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 9,452 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Emilie, 170 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Emilie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryEmilie has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Emilies, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1880, when it ranked #227. Today it's #1,309, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowEmilie was 2.9× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 3,231 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 9,452.
• 🍂TrendEmilie has slipped 78 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,309. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedEmilie is most popular in South Carolina, where it ranks #688, followed by Washington (#732) and Wisconsin (#791). It's in the top 1,000 in 5 states.

About the name Emilie

Emilie is a girl name of English, French and German origin. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-lie”. US birth records list Emilie for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked #227 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,309, with 170 babies.

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