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Emily is already dated to me in a Deborah, Lisa, Amanda, Jennifer way. I don't especially care for the sound either and this is coming from someone who has a niece named Emily. What's funny is that my sister's name is Lisa!

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I've known quite a few over the years, mostly since high school. The girl in high school was Emilie. My dd had a friend named Emilee but the vast majority have been Emilys. Then there are the Emmas ...

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So if you decide to use it in 10 years, it shouldn't be as common and at least it's a classic. Having said that, the only thing worse, imo, than having an enormously popular name is having it a decade or two after it was hugely popular -- especially for a woman because people may assume she's older than she actually is.