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Out of curiosity what age are the Emilys you know? Any over the age of 40?

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hcarter8 · 24/07/2025 19:44

I’m looking for a truly timeless simple name and Emily seems to be a popular suggestion for that style on here. I weirdly didn’t know any Emily’s growing up but I guess it makes sense according to the ons it seemed to peak after I was born. It seemed to have had a big moment in 90s/2000s so I would guess most were in their late teens and early 20s now.

I was just curious if you know any older Emily’s just so I can properly gage if it’s truly timeless or not?

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Maddy70 · 28/07/2025 14:57

I think Emily is a lovely name. Very timeless and classy

abracadabra1980 · 28/07/2025 14:32

One in 50’s, one in 40’s. I still think it’s a lovely name.

Littletreefrog · 28/07/2025 00:05

I know 3. They are 98, 30 and 7.

Ivytheterrible2025 · 27/07/2025 23:57

Not sure if anyone is old enough to remember Bagpuss, but that was the first Emily I heard of.
Really showing my age there!

Blingismything · 27/07/2025 21:34

26,27,29,30,30,53.

TheeNotoriousPIG · 27/07/2025 19:16

I was at school with a LOT of girls called Emily (to the point that there were usually at least two in the same class), so they would all be in their late 20's to early 30's.

honeyfox · 27/07/2025 19:10

I only know one, mid forties.

pambeesleyhalpert · 27/07/2025 19:09

I know a few who are late 30s and a couple of toddlers!

girljulian · 27/07/2025 16:52

Oh, and to add, I feel like Emily is much more timeless than, say, Emma. If I hear about an Emma I make an assumption that she was born in the 80s or early 90s and I’m almost always right! But Emily could be any age in my head. I’m not keen on it myself but that’s because I have synaesthesia and it “looks” unpleasant to me. It is definitely classic.

MotherofPearl · 27/07/2025 16:47

I know two, both in their early 50s.

girljulian · 27/07/2025 16:46

I know lots of 80s-born Emilys, so early to mid forties.

OSTMusTisNT · 27/07/2025 16:45

I know one about 40.

HighburyHope · 27/07/2025 02:51

The Emilys I know are mid-50s, 19 and 14.

Edit: just remembered another one, who is 43.

WorkCleanRepeat · 26/07/2025 07:21

I know some in their 20's, 30's, 40's and 50's

(I don't know very many people older than their 50's)

HazeyjaneIII · 26/07/2025 07:18

I'm in my mid 50s and have 2 friends similar ages, called Emily... one was named after Emily Bronte and the other's parents were Pink Floyd fans... I think it's a pretty timeless name.

48mumof6 · 26/07/2025 06:59

My daughter is Emily she is 26, after I had her my elderly neighbour asked her name and when I told she smiled and said that’s my name! It was also my nan’s middle name.

Tarkan · 25/07/2025 02:47

It was my gran’s name. She’d have been well over 100 if she was still alive now.

Jux · 24/07/2025 23:53

My bf’s sister is an Emily. She must be about 60 as I and bf are 67.

Ariela · 24/07/2025 23:50

I am mid 60s and there was an Emily in my year.

Louise/Louisa is another timeless sort of name. I know two under 10, still popular but not as popular as it was 65 years ago. I would say Louisa has gone up and Louise down in popularity in that time.

Waitingfordoggo · 24/07/2025 23:41

I know a late 40s Emily. Also one in her 30s, one in her teens and a few little ones!

LucasBuck · 24/07/2025 23:40

Yes, I’ve met two Emily’s who would now be their early 40’s (my peer group, although obviously it was never as commonplace as names like Catherine, Sarah, Laura etc when I was at school and uni). I suspect Emily is like Charlotte, Anna etc - not super popular with the over 40’s but you always meet one or two. That’s the benefit of these classic names - even if there are lots more younger ones about now, they still don’t feel faddy imo.

scaredfriend · 24/07/2025 23:35

I personally know Emilys / Emilies in their 90s, 50s, 40s and 20s

ELS20 · 24/07/2025 23:33

The Emilys I know are aged 14, 29, 39, 40

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hcarter8 · 24/07/2025 23:33

Thank you for the replies. I was struggling to imagine Emily on an older woman after looking at the statistics but it from your comments there’s quite a few. Emily didn’t join the top 100 again until the 70s after dropping out in the 1900s so I wasn’t expecting those replies but i’m pleasantly surprised. It could be a regional thing as my mum is born in the 60s and told me that emily was a rare old fashioned upper class name when she was a child🤷‍♀️

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angelco · 24/07/2025 23:23

I know one Emily that’s 13
and another who’s 38.