Emiliia
The Ukrainian spelling of Emilia, Latin at root, from a name meaning "rival, eager". Almost unheard of in Poland a decade ago, it's climbing fast now: 200 girls got it last year, though most Poles have still never met one.
Emiliia Pronunciation
Emiliia is pronounced e-MEELY-yah (/ɛˈmiljja/).
What Emiliia means
Where Emiliia comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Emiliia grows from the Latin family name Aemilius, borne by one of Rome's old houses. Scholars usually link Aemilius to the adjective aemulus, meaning rival or eager to match. The short meaning follows the root closely: rywalizująca, ambitna, someone keen to keep pace with the best.
The doubled i is a Ukrainian mark. Emiliia is how the name leaves a Ukrainian passport, transliterated letter by letter, while Polish paperwork keeps the smoother variant Emilia. One name, two spellings.
Open a Polish class register and you may meet an Emilka, the diminutive teachers reach for first. The masculine Emil stands nearby, drawing on the same Roman root, so a family can trace brother and sister back to one word. Whichever spelling gets signed at the urząd, the sense underneath stays the same: rival, eager.
How many people are named Emiliia
1 in 6582 women in Poland is named Emiliia. 3,425 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #562 among female names.
Emiliia's popularity over time
200 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #183 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2012.
Where parents choose Emiliia
Emiliia is most popular in Łódź, 158% above the national average (78 girls born 2019–2025), followed by Lubusz (+154%) and Lower Silesian (+140%). It is least common in Warmian-Masurian and Subcarpathian, 88% and 83% below average respectively.
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Łódź
+158%1 in 1,625 babies
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Lubusz
+154%1 in 1,655 babies
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Lower Silesian
+140%1 in 1,746 babies
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Warmian-Masurian
−88%1 in 35,897 babies
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Subcarpathian
−83%1 in 24,113 babies
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Podlaskie
−74%1 in 16,447 babies
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Łódź+158% 78 born1 in 1,625 babies+158%
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Lubusz+154% 30 born1 in 1,655 babies+154%
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Lower Silesian+140% 90 born1 in 1,746 babies+140%
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West Pomeranian+39% 28 born1 in 3,015 babies+39%
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Masovian+11% 94 born1 in 3,769 babies+11%
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Silesian+7% 58 born1 in 3,924 babies+7%
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Greater Poland−3% 50 born1 in 4,305 babies−3%
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian−42% 15 born1 in 7,292 babies−42%
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Pomeranian−43% 20 born1 in 7,366 babies−43%
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Lesser Poland−54% 25 born1 in 9,077 babies−54%
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Holy Cross−62% 5 born1 in 11,087 babies−62%
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Opole−64% 4 born1 in 11,524 babies−64%
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Lublin−71% 7 born1 in 14,668 babies−71%
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Podlaskie−74% 4 born1 in 16,447 babies−74%
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Subcarpathian−83% 5 born1 in 24,113 babies−83%
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Warmian-Masurian−88% 2 born1 in 35,897 babies−88%
Emiliia as a middle name
Emiliia is a first name for 3,425 women in Poland and a middle name for another 13, a 100/0 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 2065th, between Dolma (13) and Eugienia (13).
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#2063 Di̇lara13
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#2064 Dolma13
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#2065 Emiliia13
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#2066 Eugienia13
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#2067 Evelin13