Emily Name Tracing Worksheet

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No setup is needed — the generator is already loaded with Emily. Pick a tracing style (dotted outlines or solid light gray), choose how tall the letters should be, and set the number of practice lines; the preview redraws as you click. The download is a one-click PDF with no signup and no watermark; print it at 100% scale so the sheet's measurements hold.

What's included in the Emily worksheet

Letters to trace: 5; Capital E + 4 lowercase
SSA popularity, 2025: #34; Girls' names, United States
Tracing difficulty: gentle; Diagonal strokes in y

Tracing Emily is a gentle place to start — all 5 of its letters are different, and they stay close to the plain lines and curves of early printing. The diagonal strokes in “y” are the trickiest part — slanted lines are usually the last strokes young writers control, so expect extra passes there. Watch the tail on “y”: it drops below the baseline onto the lower guide line. Remind your child to finish “i” with the dot — dots and crosses are added last, after the letter body. Because Emily was the #34 girls' name of 2025, a ready-made Emily tracing sheet like this one sees plenty of classroom use.

Forming the letters of Emily, one at a time:

E — A big line down, then three bars out to the right: one along the top, one at the middle, one along the bottom.
m — A short line down, then up and over one hump, and up and over a second hump — two humps, evenly sized.
i — A short line from the midline down to the baseline, then a dot floated above it — body first, dot last.
l — One tall straight line from the top line down to the baseline.
y — A short slant down to the baseline, met by a longer slant that keeps going below the line to hang its tail.

Watch the skyline of Emily: “E” and “l” reach the top guide line, two tall letters out of 5. One letter hangs a tail beneath the baseline, so the sheet's lower guide line sees real use on this name.

Emily runs five letters, a length it shares with 502 of the 1,918 names on this site. On the popularity side it holds a top-100 spot on the 2025 girls' list, ranking ahead of 919 of the 953 girls' names on this site.

Emily was the #34 girls' name in the U.S. for 2025, per the Social Security Administration's public-domain baby-names data. The worksheet itself is one page — US Letter, A4-friendly — ruled with classic three-line handwriting guides plus a descender line below.

Tips for tracing Emily

Open each session with “y” on its own: slanted lines are the strokes children control last, so isolating them first makes Emily feel shorter than it is.
Chunk it as “Emi” + “ly”: a short pause in the middle of Emily keeps attention fresh through all five letters.
Point out that “y” in Emily dips below the baseline — the lower guide line on this sheet shows exactly how far the tail should go.
The dot on “i” comes at the very end of Emily: trace every letter body, then go back and dot.
Give Emily its height song: “tall, small, small, tall, tail”. Chanting the sizes while tracing keeps tall letters tall and small letters small.
End every session the same way: one Emily on blank paper, no guides — recall is what turns a traced pattern into a learned one.

Customization options

Font style

The dotted style breaks each letter of Emily into a traceable outline; the solid light-gray style shows the whole letterform to write over. Most families start dotted and move to gray as pencil control improves — the dark example row stays either way.

Letter size

Small, medium, or large guide lines. Emily fits at every size — start large for first attempts and step down as pencil control improves.

Number of practice lines

Anywhere from 1 to 12 lines fits below the example row. A first session usually wants a few big lines; a daily practice sheet wants many smaller ones.

Frequently asked questions

How many letters are in the name Emily?

Emily has 5 letters: a capital E followed by 4 lowercase letters. Each practice line on this worksheet shows all 5 letters on classic three-line handwriting guides.

How popular is the name Emily?

Emily was the #34 girls' name in the United States for 2025, according to the Social Security Administration's national baby-names data. That popularity is exactly why a ready-made Emily tracing sheet is useful: many classrooms have a Emily learning to write it.

Is Emily an easy name for a child to learn to trace?

Which letters in Emily go below the line?

In Emily, “y” has a tail that drops below the baseline. This worksheet prints a fourth, lower guide line under every row so the tail has a clear landing spot — a detail flat single-line paper misses.

What letter size works best for tracing Emily?

At 5 letters, Emily fits well at any letter size. Large is the friendliest starting point for ages 3–4; move to medium once the shapes are familiar.

Can I change how the Emily worksheet looks before printing?

Yes — the generator on this page is live. Switch between dotted and solid light-gray letters, pick small, medium, or large guide lines, and set 1 to 12 practice lines, then download the PDF free with no signup and no watermark. The preview always shows exactly what will print for Emily.