Emily-Jane
Girl name · 6 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Emily-Jane: 6 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 3 births in 2009.
Emily-Jane blends two classic names with deep roots: Emily comes from the Latin Aemilia, meaning "rival" or "industrious", while Jane is the feminine form of John, derived from the Hebrew Yohanan, meaning "God is gracious". The name is perhaps most famously associated with Emily Jane Brontë, author of *Wuthering Heights*, though she used the names as a double middle rather than a hyphenated first. Both components have royal and literary connections—Emily through the Roman gens Aemilia, and Jane through many queens and the beloved character Jane Eyre. Places sharing the Emily root include the Italian town Emilia, while Jane gave rise to countless place names like Port Jervis. This hyphenated form reflects a modern Scottish trend of pairing two enduring names to create a distinctive, lyrical choice.
Girl 2 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20093 babies
- Latest (2023)
- #7493 babies
- Total births
- 6since 2009
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y