Emily: girl name in Québec, 2025 rank

Emily year by year

Emily climbs 8 places from 2024 (ranked 126th then). Since 2020 (49 babies), the number of babies has fallen by 2%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	118th	48
2024	126th	45
2023	131st	43
2022	116th	55
2021	106th	62
2020	135th	49

Rank among girl names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Emily since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Emily appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1980 on. The peak year is 2003, with 158 babies. The strongest decade is the 2000s (1,284 babies). Since 1980, about 3,979 children in Québec have been named Emily.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The girl names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Emily in Québec in 2025?

48 girls were named Emily in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 118th rank among girl names.

Is Emily a popular name in Québec?

Emily ranks 118th among girl names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Emily given most often?

In 2003, with 158 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Emily a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Emily only appears as a girl name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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