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Emily

Popularity trend for the name Emily in Aotearoa New Zealand, based on Department of Internal Affairs birth registrations.

Peak year
2003
Peak count
290
Recent
92/yr
Median age
26 yrs
Trend
-41%

Emily at a glance

Emily reached its highest rank of #2 for girls in 2013. In 2025, 93 babies were registered as Emily, ranking #26 for girls. Its popularity is falling compared with five years earlier. Emily is used mainly for girls.

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About this data: figures come from Department of Internal Affairs birth registrations for 1954-2025. The DIA only publishes a name for a given year when at least 10 babies were registered with it, so rarer names - and rarer spellings - are missing entirely, and a name can drop out of the record in quieter years. Spelling variants are counted separately, and counts reflect first names as registered.