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 Emiliia is most popular
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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Łódź78 girls born+158%
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Lubusz30 girls born+154%
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Lower Silesian90 girls born+140%
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West Pomeranian28 girls born+39%
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Masovian94 girls born+11%
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Silesian58 girls born+7%
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Greater Poland50 girls born−3%
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian15 girls born−42%
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Pomeranian20 girls born−43%
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Lesser Poland25 girls born−54%
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Świętokrzyskie5 girls born−62%
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Opole4 girls born−64%
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Lublin7 girls born−71%
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Podlaskie4 girls born−74%
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Subcarpathian5 girls born−83%
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Warmian-Masurian2 girls born−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
13Di̇lara
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2064
13Dolma
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206513Emiliia
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2066
13Eugienia
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2067
13Evelin