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Emilie

Girl name · 562 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Emilie: 562 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 44 births in 2015.

A French variant of the beloved Emily, Emilie derives from the Latin *Aemilius*, an ancient Roman family name thought to mean “rival” or “eager.” One of its most celebrated bearers was Émilie du Châtelet, the brilliant 18th-century mathematician and physicist who translated Newton’s *Principia* into French. Closer to our own time, actress Emilie de Ravin charmed audiences in *Lost*, while musician Emilie Autumn brings a theatrical, gothic edge to the name. Although no major place names claim Emilie directly, its root lives on in the Italian city of Emilia-Romagna. In Scotland, Emilie has long been a graceful alternative to Emily, sharing the same gentle rhythm but with a distinctly continental flourish—a subtle choice for parents wanting something familiar yet a little more unusual.