Rival, laborious, or eager
Emilya is a phonetic variant of Amelia or Emilia. It derives from the Latin 'Aemilius', an old Roman family name meaning 'rival', or from the Germanic 'Amalia', meaning 'work' or 'industrious'.
Less common today
Emilya isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,662 in 2018.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
