Industrious, striving, or rival
Emaley is a modern phonetic spelling variant of Emily. It traces back to the Roman family name Aemilius, which is derived from the Latin word 'aemulus' meaning rival or industrious.
Less common today
Emaley isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #10,546 in 2004.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
