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Emelia

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What official birth registration shows about Emelia: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #164 to #944.200020052010201520202025#164#944
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#944
1997#536
1998#486
1999#436
2000#427
2001#414
2002#394
2003#427
2004#372
2005#336
2006#398
2007#367
2008#346
2009#331
2010#308
2011#229
2012#164
2013#185
2014#197
2015#195
2016#223
2017#284
2018#256
2019#302
2020#338
2021#333
2022#361
2023#467
2024#516
2025#596

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #596 among girls in England and Wales, #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #944 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #164 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #596 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #164 in England and Wales in 2012.

Emelia's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#59665HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#51676HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#46785HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#361118HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#333142HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#338134HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#302157HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#256190HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#284172HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#223234HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#195275HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#197270HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#185283HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#164314HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#229224HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#308154HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#331133HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#346131HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#367117HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#398105HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#336120HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#372102HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#42782HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#39484HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#41474HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#42773HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#43669HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#48658HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#53649HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#94422HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#3913HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#2019HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#3334HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#2985HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#19010HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#2238HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#2477HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#3704HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#2976HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#4133HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#8853HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#6315HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#6255HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#5866HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#7004HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#36211HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#41110HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#36511HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#41910HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#36213HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#37312HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#35713HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#4749HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#6955HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#9103HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#7424HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#7054HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#6354HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#4616HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#4317HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Emelia is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Emelia, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2012Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2013Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: highest position in 2017ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#164 in 2012
Republic of Ireland2005–202519#357 in 2013
Northern Ireland2007–202310#190 in 2017
Scotland20241#431 in 2024

Its high point came 12 years earlier in England and Wales (2012) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Emelia

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #164 in England and Wales in 2012. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.