Twin names for Emily
Twins are introduced together for life, so a name that pairs with Emily needs to share its style and length but keep its own first letter and sound. Each name below is scored on exactly that.
Girl twin names for Emily
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Natalie 95
NAT-uh-lee
Classic and timeless style
Shares Emily's Latin roots; opens on "N" against Emily's "E".
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Abigail 92
AB-ih-gayl
Biblical and classic style
Sits at Emily's level of popularity; a longer, flowing 3-syllable name.
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Sophia 88
soh-FEE-uh
Classic and romantic style
Trails off on a soft "a"; an "-a" ending, very current.
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Maria 85
muh-REE-uh
Classic and vintage style
The same classic feel as Emily; a Top 100 name, familiar without being everywhere.
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Olivia 81
oh-LIV-ee-uh
Usually associated with the Latin word for olive; its formation is not certain · Name-history reference
English where Emily is Latin — a mix; shortens to Liv and Livvy.
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Camila 79
kuh-MEE-luh
Classic and lyrical style
Classic, like Emily; matches Emily syllable for syllable.
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Sofia 76
soh-FEE-uh
Classic and romantic style
Vowel-heavy, so it flows rather than clips; starts on a firm sound where Emily trails off soft.
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Vivian 75
VIV-ee-ən
Vintage and classic style
Has Vivi as a short form; starts with "V", not Emily's "E", so the two never blur.
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Madeline 73
MAD-uh-lyne
Classic and french style
A longer name on the page — room for a nickname; longer written out than Emily.
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Caroline 70
KAIR-oh-lyne
Classic and royal style
Ends on an open "e", a soft finish; has Carol and Carrie as short forms.
Boy twin names for Emily
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Benjamin 92
BEN-juh-min
Classic and biblical style
Finishes on a soft "-n"; Hebrew where Emily is Latin — a mix.
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Oliver 88
AH-lih-ver
Vintage and classic style
Longer written out than Emily; classic, like Emily.
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Julian 86
JOO-lee-ən
Classic and gentle style
Clearly reads as a boy's name next to Emily; well-known but not in the very top handful.
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Anthony 84
AN-thuh-nee
Classic style
Ends on a soft vowel, the same as Emily — a little close; opens on "A" against Emily's "E".
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Daniel 81
DAN-yəl
Classic and biblical style
A solid consonant start against Emily's soft ending; a different first letter from Emily — easy to tell apart on school and doctor's forms.
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Adrian 79
AY-dree-ən
A form of Hadrian referring to the town of Hadria · Name-history reference
A longer, flowing 3-syllable name; sits at Emily's level of popularity.
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Mateo 76
mah-TAY-oh
Modern and classic style
Shortens to Teo and Matt; vowel-heavy, so it flows rather than clips.
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Samuel 74
SAM-yoo-əl
Classic and biblical style
Matches Emily syllable for syllable; brings Hebrew roots alongside Emily's Latin ones.
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William 71
WIL-yəm
Royal and classic style
The same classic and timeless feel as Emily; about as well-known as Emily right now.
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Sebastian 69
seh-BASS-chen
Classic and royal style
Starts on a firm sound where Emily trails off soft; no doubt it is the brother name.
Reading the scores
The score ranks each pairing with Emily using our editorial rules for shared style, rhyme, initials, length and popularity bands. It is a comparison within this list, not a percentage or a prediction of what your family will like. How the score works. Popularity figures use US SSA records for 2025. Name-history notes are shown only where a reference is recorded; origins and pronunciations can vary. Of everything checked against Emily, Natalie scored highest.
Also worth a look: middle names for Emily · sibling names for Emily
Common questions
What twin name goes with Emily?
Matched same-sex options: Natalie, Abigail, Sophia, Maria.
For a boy twin: Benjamin, Oliver, Julian, Anthony. They share Emily's general style but each keeps its own sound. 17 of the 20 names on this page have the same 3-syllable length as Emily.
How closely should twin names match?
Somewhat more, yes. Twins are said together far more often than other siblings, so a shared style and length suit them. Rhyme is the line not to cross: a near-rhyme for Emily loses a lot of points here.
Should Emily's twin have a different first letter?
Twins share a surname and a birthday, so on forms the first initial is often one way to distinguish their records. A twin of Emily whose name also starts with "E" can be harder to distinguish from Emily on some records, so the twin score rewards a different first letter. None of the names on this page start with "E".
Where does the data come from?
Emily's rank and the ranks of the twin names above come from US Social Security Administration records; how well each pairs with Emily on style, length and sound is scored by NamePairings — see the how-we-score page.