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Emily (given name)

{{Infobox given name

| name = Emily

| gender = Female

| image = Emily Dickinson daguerreotype (Restored and retouched).png

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| caption = The 19th-century poet Emily Dickinson

| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|m|ə|l|i:}}

| meaning = Rival

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| languageorigin = Latin

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Emily is a feminine given name derived from the Roman family name "Aemilius", and is the feminine form of the name Emil.{{Cite web|last=Campbell|first=Mike|title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Emily|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/emily|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Behind the Name|language=en}}

Popularity

Emily has been a 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. For more than a decade, from 1996 to 2007, it was the most common name given to girls in the United States.[http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgi Social Security Administration] It has declined in usage in some countries but has remained a well-used name all over the world. In 2022, it was the 31st most popular name given to girls in Canada.{{Cite web|url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014701|title=Table 17-10-0147-01 First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number)|website=Statistics Canada|access-date=2024-08-25}}

The popularity of the name in the 1990s and early years of the 21st century has given the name an everywoman image for women in their twenties. As a result, the name has recently been used for a number of characters in film and television productions such as Emily the Criminal and Emily in Paris.{{cite web

| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/style/emily-name-popularity.html

| title = It's Time to Address the Emily in the Room

| last =Petrarca

| first =Emilia

| date = 5 April 2023

| website = The New York Times

| access-date = 5 April 2023

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Name variants

Alternate forms include:

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See also

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Category:Feminine given names

Category:English feminine given names

Category:English-language feminine given names