Female name
Emilia
22,999 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2019. Expression number: 4.
Origin
Alternative spelling of EmilieTranslated by Arcanes from the German Wiktionary, entry “Emilia”, text and translation under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2019: 1,473 births. 22,999 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 31st among girls' names in 2020. It is still given: 5,291 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2021: 4,854 births. 69,121 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 40th among girls' names in 2021. It really came into use around 1888. It is still given: 23,580 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2014: 120 births. 1,639 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 48th among girls' names in 2020. It really came into use around 2006. It is still given: 372 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 53,263 | 2012–2023 | 16th in 2022 |
| France | 10,400 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Austria | 10,110 | 1984–2025 | 1st in 2023 |
| Switzerland | 6,144* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 4,184 | 2012–2023 | 3rd in 2021 |
| Quebec | 1,028 | 1980–2025 | 79th in 2024 |
| Belgium | 554 | 2014–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
4
work, structure, stability
5 + 4 + 9 + 3 + 9 + 1 = 31 → 4
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
5 + 9 + 9 + 1 = 24 → 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
4 + 3 = 7
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 9 · humanity, generosity, completion
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.