Emmalie
Feminine
Emmalie joins a very old name to a modern ending. The Emma at the front of it belonged to a woman who was queen of England under two kings from two different peoples, and who commissioned a book to explain her own career.
How old is the name Emmalie?
Emmalie first appears in US birth records in 1986 — 39 years ago. The typical Emmalie alive today was born around 2007, making them about 18 years old. About 800 people named Emmalie are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Emmalie most popular?
Emmalie peaked in 2003, reaching #3232 nationally. See the whole 2003 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Emmalie
Emma of Normandy was married to Æthelred of England as part of a treaty, had children by him, and then, when the Danish conqueror Cnut took the kingdom, married him too. She was queen consort twice, and mother of two kings, and she held real power in both reigns. Late in life she paid for a Latin account of recent events to be written, which is one of the earliest works of political self-justification in English history and is careful to leave out her first marriage almost entirely. Her name went into England with her and became one of the commonest there within two generations.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Emma is Germanic and its element is documented as meaning whole or universal. The ending here may be Lee, may be a French diminutive, or may be nothing in particular, and the record does not say.
Pronouncing Emmalie
EM-uh-lee
Three syllables with the stress in front. Said exactly like Emily with a slightly different middle vowel, which is why the two get confused.
Nicknames for Emmalie
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1986
- Most girls named
- 200345 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3232reached in 2003
- Change vs 2023
- +60.0%8 in 2024, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Emmalie in other languages
Strongest US states over the last decade: California.
Emmalies among us
people named Emmalie are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Emmalie sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Emma comes off the front as a short form and is one of the best-established names in English.
- It is read correctly at first sight by nearly everyone.
- Both halves are familiar, so the compound is unusual without being strange.
- Emily and Emmalee are both commoner, so this spelling will be corrected regularly.
- It is close enough to Emily in speech to be heard as it constantly.
- No origin is documented for the ending, so the meaning question belongs to the front half only.
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Frequently asked
- How many Emmalies are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 800 people named Emmalie are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Emmalie in 2025?
- Emmalie is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Emmalie with classmates?
- Emmalie will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More E names
The most-given names starting with E, all years combined.
Elizabeth#17 · Emily#34 · Emma#3 · Evelyn#8 · Ella#29 · Eleanor#12 · Erin#833 · Edna#2458
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