Rival, laborious, or eager
Emali is a modern phonetic variant of Emily or Amalia. It likely derives from the Roman family name Aemilius, meaning 'rival', or the Germanic element 'amal', meaning 'work' or 'labor'.
Less common today
Emali isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #9,058 in 2004.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
