Emilie
A Latin name meaning "striving" or, more sharply, "rival". Barely 365 women in Poland carry it, so meeting one is the kind of thing you remember.
Emilie Pronunciation
Emilie is pronounced e-MEEL-ye (/ɛˈmiljɛ/).
What Emilie means
Where Emilie comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Emilie traces back to Aemilius, a Roman family name recorded in old Latin sources. The root points to a rival, someone who strives to match or outdo. That is where the short meaning comes from: striving, ambitious, or in Polish rywalizująca, ambitna.
The spelling with the final -ie belongs mostly to German and Scandinavian use. In Norway it has climbed into the top ten girls' names in recent years, and Danish parents have favoured it too. The root is Roman. Its home now sits far to the north.
Polish families more often reach for the fuller form Emilia, keep Emilka for everyday warmth, and know Emil as the boy who shares the same Latin root. On the name-day, one Emilia might hear all three spoken across a single afternoon at the imieniny. Underneath the soft Nordic sound, the old meaning holds: one who strives.
How many people are named Emilie
1 in 61764 women in Poland is named Emilie. 365 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1567 among female names.
Emilie's popularity over time
2 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #1549 among newborns. It has been falling steadily since 2000.
Emilie as a middle name
Emilie is a first name for 365 women in Poland and a middle name for another 95, a 79/21 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 683rd, between Soledad (96) and Graciela (95).
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#681 Jade96
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#682 Soledad96
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#683 Emilie95
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#684 Graciela95
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#685 Katarina95