Emileigh
Variant form of Emily, a feminine name of Latin origin meaning "rival" or "hardworking".
Name Census estimates that about 1,355 living Americans carry the first name Emileigh. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Emileigh today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Emileigh births was 2005 (61 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Emileigh. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.4K
~ 1 in 252,955 Americans
Peak year
2005
61 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,067
Tracked since 1981
Popularity
Emileigh: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Emileigh from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 514 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Emileigh by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Emileigh during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Emileighs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 11 states and territories. Texas, Georgia, Ohio recorded the most babies named Emileigh, while Virginia, Oklahoma, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 17 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Emileigh
The name Emileigh is a feminine given name of uncertain origin, but it is believed to have roots in various European languages and cultures. One theory suggests that it is a combination of the Germanic name "Emil" and the French suffix "-eigh", which is derived from the Latin "-icus" meaning "having the quality of".
Another theory posits that Emileigh is a variation of the French name "Émilie", which is derived from the Latin name "Aemilius". The Aemilius family was a prominent Roman patrician family, and the name was later adopted by the Germanic tribes.
In the Middle Ages, the name Emileigh was sometimes used as a variant spelling of the name "Emily", which was derived from the Latin name "Aemilia". The Aemilia family was another prominent Roman family, and the name was later adopted by the Germanic tribes.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Emileigh can be found in the 14th-century English poem "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer, where a character named Emyleigh is mentioned.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals named Emileigh. One such individual was Emileigh de Montfort (1235-1273), a French noblewoman and the wife of Simon de Montfort, a leader of the Barons' Rebellion against King Henry III of England.
Another notable Emileigh was Emileigh de Valois (1370-1435), a French princess and the daughter of King Charles VI of France. She was known for her piety and charitable works.
In the 16th century, Emileigh de Valois (1545-1568) was a French noblewoman and the wife of Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé. She was known for her involvement in the French Wars of Religion.
During the Elizabethan era, Emileigh Cavendish (1555-1624) was an English noblewoman and the wife of William Cavendish, the first Earl of Devonshire. She was known for her literary works and patronage of the arts.
In the 19th century, Emileigh Brontë (1818-1848) was an English novelist and poet, best known for her novel "Wuthering Heights". She was one of the famous Brontë sisters, along with Charlotte and Anne.
People
Emileigh + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Emileigh as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Emileigh: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emileigh?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,355 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Emileigh going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 252,955 US residents.
Is Emileigh a common name?
We classify Emileigh as "Rare". It ranks above 91.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,378 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Emileigh most popular?
The single biggest year for Emileigh was 2005, when 61 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Emileigh is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Emileigh a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Emileigh in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.