girl's name
Emilienne
ay-mee-LYEN
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Births on record 45,358
Emilienne descends from a Roman family name nobody can translate — Aemilius is usually given as rival, from aemulus, but that is a resemblance rather than a derivation. The Aemilii were one of the oldest patrician houses, and the road they built still names Emilia-Romagna.
- Emilienne is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1920, when 1,735 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Emilienne over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 11,735 |
| 1910s | 11,470 |
| 1920s | 12,155 |
| 1930s | 5,785 |
| 1940s | 2,275 |
| 1950s | 1,095 |
| 1960s | 375 |
| 1970s | 150 |
| 1980s | 135 |
| 1990s | 80 |
| 2000s | 45 |
| 2010s | 30 |
| 2020s (to 2022) | 10 |
What Emilienne means
Emilienne has no established meaning. The Roman gens name behind it resists derivation, and the rival reading rests on a similar-looking Latin word rather than evidence.
Where Emilienne comes from
Emilienne is a French feminine of Émilien, from the Roman Aemilianus and the gens Aemilia. That family name is of unknown origin — the commonly given rival comes from aemulus, a rival or competitor, which merely looks similar. The Aemilii were one of the oldest patrician houses, and the Via Aemilia they built still runs across northern Italy, giving the region Emilia-Romagna its name.
Emilienne in use
Emilienne peaked in France in 1920, when 1,735 babies were registered, and our data marks it stable rather than falling. It charts in none of the six markets we track in the most recent year, despite 45,353 lifetime births. The American series never exceeded eight births in a year, so its whole history is French.
How popular is Emilienne?
In 2022, Emilienne was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Emilienne is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Emilienne is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Émilienne | Émilienne is Emilienne written with an acute accent in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #998 in France, against #6,190 for Emilienne. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Emilienne
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Emilienne also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Emilienne over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Emilienne in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Emilienne
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Emilienne — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Emilienne
What does the name Emilienne mean?
Nothing established. The Roman Aemilius has no secure derivation.
Does it mean rival?
That comes from aemulus, which merely looks similar. It is not a derivation.
Is Emilia-Romagna related?
Yes — named for the Via Aemilia, the road the family built.
Where is Emilienne used?
France. The American series never exceeded eight births in a year.
How popular is the name Emilienne?
In 2022, Emilienne was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Emilienne a girl's or a boy's name?
Emilienne is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Emilienne most popular?
Emilienne peaked in 1920, when 1,735 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.