Emil

Given to 33,230 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#1267
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
155
boys 155
Peak year
1884
175 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
33,230
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Emil was most popular in 1884, when 175 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 155 babies were named Emil, ranking #1267 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1884 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Emil was most popular in 1884, when 175 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 155 babies were named Emil, ranking #1267 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.511.521880192019602000Peak 1884

Emil was most popular in 1884, when 175 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 155 babies were named Emil, ranking #1267 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 155 1267
2024 <5 — 159 1243
2023 <5 — 187 1128
2022 <5 — 188 1125
2021 <5 — 152 1253
2020 <5 — 152 1233
2019 <5 — 155 1226
2018 <5 — 129 1364
2017 <5 — 144 1264
2016 <5 — 125 1399
2015 <5 — 127 1369
2014 <5 — 120 1402
2013 <5 — 115 1433
2012 <5 — 114 1448
2011 <5 — 106 1510
2010 <5 — 106 1525
2009 <5 — 147 1218
2008 <5 — 134 1294
2007 <5 — 113 1433
2006 <5 — 101 1501
2005 <5 — 92 1535
2004 <5 — 79 1629
2003 <5 — 86 1497
2002 <5 — 97 1357
2001 <5 — 109 1221
2000 <5 — 89 1401
1999 <5 — 99 1249
1998 <5 — 69 1546
1997 <5 — 63 1599
1996 <5 — 73 1421
1995 <5 — 90 1221
1994 <5 — 95 1168
1993 <5 — 71 1358
1992 <5 — 104 1077
1991 <5 — 91 1155
1990 <5 — 82 1201
1989 <5 — 76 1228
1988 <5 — 73 1178
1987 <5 — 89 1004
1986 <5 — 63 1199
1985 <5 — 79 1033
1984 <5 — 84 968
1983 <5 — 98 889
1982 <5 — 82 995
1981 <5 — 77 1037
1980 <5 — 89 954
1979 <5 — 94 901
1978 <5 — 89 914
1977 <5 — 82 937
1976 <5 — 89 883
1975 <5 — 98 837
1974 <5 — 92 837
1973 <5 — 102 786
1972 <5 — 92 837
1971 <5 — 101 799
1970 <5 — 124 737
1969 <5 — 109 750
1968 <5 — 97 751
1967 <5 — 102 731
1966 <5 — 99 740
1965 <5 — 146 628
1964 <5 — 132 669
1963 <5 — 125 692
1962 <5 — 147 638
1961 <5 — 148 645
1960 5 6390 161 615
1959 <5 — 161 607
1958 <5 — 170 594
1957 <5 — 188 562
1956 <5 — 173 579
1955 <5 — 179 550
1954 <5 — 179 540
1953 <5 — 184 519
1952 <5 — 205 492
1951 <5 — 215 464
1950 <5 — 207 463
1949 <5 — 217 454
1948 <5 — 251 423
1947 <5 — 258 424
1946 <5 — 246 407
1945 <5 — 223 402
1944 <5 — 222 401
1943 <5 — 262 379
1942 <5 — 259 376
1941 <5 — 297 334
1940 <5 — 263 349
1939 <5 — 275 337
1938 5 4342 322 303
1937 <5 — 275 327
1936 <5 — 273 331
1935 5 4204 320 304
1934 <5 — 335 297
1933 <5 — 370 273
1932 <5 — 392 276
1931 7 3497 447 254
1930 5 4550 509 246
1929 7 3682 498 248
1928 7 3743 582 225
1927 7 3875 620 215
1926 6 4306 682 203
1925 8 3664 722 191
1924 6 4434 790 181
1923 6 4376 798 175
1922 6 4445 824 173
1921 8 3666 819 177
1920 7 3957 835 167
1919 7 3817 847 159
1918 <5 — 912 154
1917 8 3344 1,004 137
1916 <5 — 970 140
1915 8 3134 918 138
1914 5 3618 684 143
1913 6 2827 551 142
1912 <5 — 407 146
1911 <5 — 214 156
1910 <5 — 194 161
1909 <5 — 153 162
1908 <5 — 141 164
1907 <5 — 150 150
1906 <5 — 139 148
1905 <5 — 122 164
1904 <5 — 101 181
1903 <5 — 128 145
1902 <5 — 136 139
1901 <5 — 122 136
1900 <5 — 127 165
1899 <5 — 128 124
1898 <5 — 158 116
1897 <5 — 131 126
1896 5 1583 143 125
1895 <5 — 136 122
1894 <5 — 128 123
1893 <5 — 159 110
1892 <5 — 157 112
1891 <5 — 133 109
1890 <5 — 165 101
1889 <5 — 146 109
1888 <5 — 142 116
1887 <5 — 146 100
1886 <5 — 127 116
1885 <5 — 138 105
1884 <5 — 175 91
1883 <5 — 139 99
1882 <5 — 157 92
1881 <5 — 145 90
1880 <5 — 119 113

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Where Emil is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years