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Emil

Gender

Male

Origin

Latin
Derived from Roman clan name which may mean industrious.
Derived from a Roman clan name meaning industrious
German
Swedish

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Emil

Pronunciation

e-mil

Famous People

Actor Emilio Estevez, French writer Emile Zola

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1917 (rank #137, 1,004 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1267, 155 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1925 (rank #3664, 8 births); most recent 1960 (rank #6386, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025155–
2024158–
2023187–
2022188–
2021152–
2020152–
2019155–
2018129–
2017144–
2016125–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #507, 76 births); most recent 2025 (rank #773, 43 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202543
202447
202342
202241
202150
202052
201955
201846
201754
201656

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #732, 57 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202357
202256
202152
202028
201948
201846
201742
201656
201541
201438

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #310, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #453, 7 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20257
2024–
20233
20226
20213
20207
20197
20188
20177
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #439, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #647, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20254
20244
2023–
20223
20214
20203
20194
20184
20174
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #398, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #541, 6 births); most recent 2023 (rank #581, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20235
20225
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20176
2016–
20155
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence