Emily is a feminine given name derived from the Roman family name "Aemilius", and is the feminine form of the name Emil. Popularity Emily has been a hugely popular name in the English-speaking world, ranking among the most popular names in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. It held the position for over a decade as the most common name given to girls in the United States but fell to sixth place in 2009. In 2013, it was the sixth most popular name for girls in Australia. It is also a common name in numerous other countries. Name variants Alternate forms include: Aemilia (Latin) Aemiliana (Latin) Aemilianus (Latin) Aemilius (Latin) Aimil (Scottish Gaelic) Aimilios (Greek) Ái My (Vietnamese) Amilia (English) Eemeli (Finnish) Eemi (Finnish) Eemil (Finnish) Eimíle (Irish) Em (English) Emalee (English) Emelie (Swedish) Emely (English) Emiel (Dutch) Emil (Bulgarian), (Croatian), (Czech), (Danish), (English), (German), (Hungarian), (Icelandic), (Macedonian), (Norwegian), (Polish), (Romanian), (Russian), (Serbian), (Slovak), (Slovene), (Swedish) Émile (French) Emilee (English) Emili (Catalan) Emili (Hebrew), (Hungarian) Emília (Hungarian), (Portuguese), (Slovak) Emilía (Icelandic) Emilia (Bulgarian), (Danish), (English), (Finnish), (German), (Italian), (Norwegian), (Polish), (Romanian), (Spanish), (Swedish) Emilian (Polish), (Romanian) Emiliana (Italian), (Portuguese), (Spanish) Emiliano (Italian), (Spanish) Émilie (French) Emílie (Czech) Emilie (Danish), (German), (Norwegian), (Swedish) Émilien (French) Émilienne (French) Emīlija (Latvian) Emilija (Croatian), (Lithuanian), (Macedonian), (Serbian), (Slovene) Emílio (Portuguese) Emilio (Italian), (Spanish) Emilios (Greek) Emilis (Lithuanian) Emiliya (Bulgarian) Emīlija (Latvian) Emily (English) Emlyn (Welsh) Emmi (Finnish) Emmie (English) Emmy (English), (French) Emy (French) Milja (Finnish) Mille (Danish), (Norwegian), (Swedish) Millie (English) Milly (English), (Norwegian), (Swedish) Yemelyan (Russian) People with the name Academics Emily Ying Yang Chan (born 1974), Hong Kong SAR academic Actresses Emily Barclay (born 1984), New Zealand actress Emily Beecham (born 1984), English Actress Emily Blunt (born 1983), English actress Emily Booth (born 1976), English actress and TV presenter Emily Browning (born 1988), Australian actress Emily Burnett (born 1996), Welsh actress Emily Coutts (born 1989), Canadian actress Emily Deschanel (born 1976), American actress Emily Gimmel (born 1984), American journalist and TV personality Emily Hampshire (born 1981), Canadian actress Emily Joyce (born 1969), British actress Emily Kagan (born 1981), American mixed martial artist Emily Kinney (born 1985), American actress, singer, and songwriter Emily Lloyd (born 1970), British actress Emily Lloyd-Saini, Bristish actress, broadcaster, writer and comedian Emily Mortimer (born 1971), English actress Emily Osment (born 1992), American actress and singer, who is best known for playing