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Emile

Boy

Meaning of Emile: Latin: 'rival'

Emile is a boy's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2057th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 814th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2057

70 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#814

40 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

9,289

First recorded 1880 · peak 1921

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 53 babies1982: 48 babies1983: 37 babies1984: 44 babies1985: 43 babies1986: 33 babies1987: 47 babies1988: 57 babies1989: 36 babies1990: 35 babies19901991: 55 babies1992: 46 babies1993: 46 babies1994: 55 babies1995: 56 babies1996: 40 babies1997: 40 babies1998: 47 babies1999: 38 babies2000: 40 babies20002001: 45 babies2002: 57 babies2003: 42 babies2004: 53 babies2005: 53 babies2006: 46 babies2007: 56 babies2008: 59 babies2009: 55 babies2010: 32 babies20102011: 35 babies2012: 47 babies2013: 46 babies2014: 62 babies2015: 64 babies2016: 60 babies2017: 66 babies2018: 66 babies2019: 65 babies2020: 71 babies20202021: 83 babies2022: 72 babies2023: 66 babies2024: 83 babies2025: 70 babies
US babies named Emile per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 83.

Gender split

93% boys · 7% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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