Given name
Emalia
“rival”
Emalia is a variant of Emily. The Roman family name behind Emily is probably connected with the Latin word for “rival,” although that derivation is uncertain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Emalia is a variant of Emily. The Roman family name behind Emily is probably connected with the Latin word for “rival,” although that derivation is uncertain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Emalia is a variant of Emily. Emily is an English development of the Latin feminine name Aemilia.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Emalia is a variant of Emily. The shared background comes through Emily: Aemilia is the feminine form of Aemilius. Emily developed through a medieval version of that name; the proposed root is aemulus, “rival.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Emalia is a variant of Emily. The history of Emily gives this family its wider story. Emily was relatively uncommon in the Middle Ages and was revived in the nineteenth century. At that time, Emilia and the separately rooted Amelia were often confused, helping explain their overlapping naming histories.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Emalia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 254
- 0 boys · 254 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,593 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −36%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,593 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 35.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 270 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Ameliaequivalent
- Emiliaequivalent
- Maliaequivalent
- Amaliaequivalent
- Amelieequivalent
- Meliaequivalent
- Mellieequivalent
- Améliaequivalent