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The first name Emilee

A girl’s name.

3 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

Modern variant of Emily, influenced by Lee.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

In 2025, 8 girls were named Emilee, making it the 3,035th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2015, with 41 births (#891).

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559
babies named Emilee, 1996–2025
#3,035
rank in 2025
2015
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Emilee with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Emilee at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 106 girls born in the United States were named Emilee, the 1,867th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2003, when 1,019 were.

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24,027
babies named Emilee since 1880
#1,867
rank in 2025
2003
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Questions

What does the name Emilee mean?
Modern variant of Emily, influenced by Lee.
How popular is the name Emilee?
In 2025, 8 girls born in England and Wales were named Emilee, ranking 3,035th. Its peak was 2015, with 41 births.
Is Emilee a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 24,027 US babies named Emilee since 1880 were girls.
When was Emilee most popular?
2003 in the United States, when 1,019 babies were named Emilee, its highest rank at 304th.