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Emily

Emily ranks #103 out of 693 girl cat names in our data (the #1 girl cat name is Luna). Across all 4 places, 20 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #255 among girl dog names.
Emily's popularity trend

Emily's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2012.

0.05%0.1%0.15%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
20
across 4 places
Popularity rank
#103
of 693 girl cat names
5-year rank move
−58
2014 → 2019
Gender split
98% female
98% female2% male

Gender split comes from 54 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Emily mean?
3 syllablesOrigin: Latin

Emily comes from the old Roman family name Aemilius, rooted in the Latin aemulus, meaning "rival" or "striving" — often softened in modern usage to "industrious" or "eager."

It's a name with quiet determination built in, well suited to a pet who works hard at everything, whether that's chasing a ball or chasing a nap.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Emily shows up

Cats named Emily per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.07%
SeattleWA, US0.03%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.13%

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