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Emil

Boy

Meaning of Emil: Latin: 'rival'

Emil is a boy's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1273rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 737th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1273

155 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#737

47 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

33,230

First recorded 1880 · peak 1917

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 77 babies1982: 82 babies1983: 98 babies1984: 84 babies1985: 79 babies1986: 63 babies1987: 89 babies1988: 73 babies1989: 76 babies1990: 82 babies19901991: 91 babies1992: 104 babies1993: 71 babies1994: 95 babies1995: 90 babies1996: 73 babies1997: 63 babies1998: 69 babies1999: 99 babies2000: 89 babies20002001: 109 babies2002: 97 babies2003: 86 babies2004: 79 babies2005: 92 babies2006: 101 babies2007: 113 babies2008: 134 babies2009: 147 babies2010: 106 babies20102011: 106 babies2012: 114 babies2013: 115 babies2014: 120 babies2015: 127 babies2016: 125 babies2017: 144 babies2018: 129 babies2019: 155 babies2020: 152 babies20202021: 152 babies2022: 188 babies2023: 187 babies2024: 159 babies2025: 155 babies
US babies named Emil per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 188.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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