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

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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?

There was an Emily at school when I was there, she would be in her late 60s.

28, 21 and 4

Where I lived when I was very little there was a baby Emily - I guess she'd be somewhere between about 50 and 55 now. She had a sister called Harriet which I'd say was also ahead of its time. I know one other Emily in her 50s but she's Canadian. I know a few who might be in their early 40s (but don't really know them well enough to ask) and one who I know for sure is 35, but a lot more in their 20s.

I know 12 over 18; 2 under 18 🤷‍♀️

I only know one, she is 53.

And the over 18s are between 18 and 40

Yeah I have a friend named Emily who is my age at 43.

I know one who is 20s, one 40s and one one year old. It's definitely having a comeback.

I've had at least one Emily in every year group I've taught for the last 15 years.
Before that, I think Emma was more common than Emily. I know one Emily who is about 50 now, and there are a few famous Emilys ( Maitlis/Blunt/Thornberry) of about the same age.
There are also plenty of girls named Amelie/Amelia/Emilia in primary school and secondary school now.

I know one born in the 70s, and one born in the early 2000s It was also my Grandmother’s name, she was born in the early 1900s.

All ages, best friend about to turn 50 and a couple in my year 4 class this year. It's timeless.

I know a few Emily’s but the oldest being 38, all others in their 30s and one in 20s. Haven’t heard of any young Emily’s through DCs school/groups weirdly.

I know 3 Emilys. One is 46, one is 21 and the other is 14

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

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🤷‍♀️

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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)