Whole, universal, or industrious
Emmely is a modern phonetic variant of Emily or Emmeline. It likely derives from the Germanic 'amal' meaning work or the Latin 'aemulus' meaning rival, though it is often associated with the meaning 'universal' via the name Emma.
Less common today
Emmely isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,656 in 2003.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
