Emil
Boy · EM-il · Latin
Emil is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “rival”. In 2025 it ranked 790th for boys in the UK (47 babies) and 1,267th for boys in the US (155 babies).
What does Emil mean?
Latin: from the Roman family name Aemilius
“rival”
Form of Aemilius used in German, Scandinavian and Slavic languages; Emil and the Detectives is a classic German children's novel.
- Say it
- EM-il
More on Wiktionary.
Is Emil a girl's or a boy's name?
Emil is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 47 boys in the UK and 155 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Emil in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #790among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 47about 1 in 6,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 47 boys in the UK were named Emil, making it the 790th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 691st. Its busiest year was 2015, with 81 boys.
Half of all the boys named Emil in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 771st in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Emil in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #790 |
| 2024 | 51 | #748 |
| 2023 | 44 | #816 |
| 2022 | 44 | #801 |
| 2021 | 54 | #729 |
| 2020 | 55 | #691 |
| 2019 | 59 | #662 |
| 2018 | 50 | #755 |
| 2017 | 58 | #675 |
| 2016 | 62 | #640 |
| 2015 | 81 | #535 |
| 2014 | 64 | #613 |
| 2013 | 53 | #699 |
| 2012 | 53 | #701 |
| 2011 | 57 | #660 |
| 2010 | 52 | #679 |
| 2009 | 40 | #797 |
| 2008 | 46 | #724 |
| 2007 | 46 | #687 |
| 2006 | 29 | #914 |
| 2005 | 21 | #1,098 |
| 2004 | 22 | #1,010 |
| 2003 | 23 | #923 |
| 2002 | 19 | #988 |
| 2001 | 27 | #728 |
| 2000 | 30 | #665 |
| 1999 | 21 | #836 |
| 1998 | 27 | #702 |
| 1997 | 27 | #671 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,021 |
How popular is Emil in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,267among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 155about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 155 boys in the US were named Emil, making it the 1,267th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,233rd. Its busiest year was 1917, with 1,004 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Emil in the US since 1880 were born between 1917 and 1953, the years shaded on the chart below.
Emil in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 155 | #1,267 |
| 2024 | 159 | #1,243 |
| 2023 | 187 | #1,128 |
| 2022 | 188 | #1,125 |
| 2021 | 152 | #1,253 |
| 2020 | 152 | #1,233 |
| 2019 | 155 | #1,226 |
| 2018 | 129 | #1,364 |
| 2017 | 144 | #1,264 |
| 2016 | 125 | #1,399 |
| 2015 | 127 | #1,369 |
| 2014 | 120 | #1,402 |
| 2013 | 115 | #1,433 |
| 2012 | 114 | #1,448 |
| 2011 | 106 | #1,510 |
| 2010 | 106 | #1,525 |
| 2009 | 147 | #1,218 |
| 2008 | 134 | #1,294 |
| 2007 | 113 | #1,433 |
| 2006 | 101 | #1,501 |
| 2005 | 92 | #1,533 |
| 2004 | 79 | #1,626 |
| 2003 | 86 | #1,494 |
| 2002 | 97 | #1,354 |
| 2001 | 109 | #1,219 |
| 2000 | 89 | #1,397 |
| 1999 | 99 | #1,246 |
| 1998 | 69 | #1,543 |
| 1997 | 63 | #1,596 |
| 1996 | 73 | #1,419 |
| 1995 | 90 | #1,216 |
| 1994 | 95 | #1,164 |
| 1993 | 71 | #1,353 |
| 1992 | 104 | #1,074 |
| 1991 | 91 | #1,149 |
| 1990 | 82 | #1,196 |
| 1989 | 76 | #1,223 |
| 1988 | 73 | #1,175 |
| 1987 | 89 | #1,003 |
| 1986 | 63 | #1,198 |
| 1985 | 79 | #1,032 |
| 1984 | 84 | #967 |
| 1983 | 98 | #889 |
| 1982 | 82 | #995 |
| 1981 | 77 | #1,037 |
| 1980 | 89 | #954 |
| 1979 | 94 | #901 |
| 1978 | 89 | #914 |
| 1977 | 82 | #937 |
| 1976 | 89 | #883 |
| 1975 | 98 | #837 |
| 1974 | 92 | #837 |
| 1973 | 102 | #786 |
| 1972 | 92 | #837 |
| 1971 | 101 | #799 |
| 1970 | 124 | #737 |
| 1969 | 109 | #750 |
| 1968 | 97 | #751 |
| 1967 | 102 | #731 |
| 1966 | 99 | #740 |
| 1965 | 146 | #628 |
| 1964 | 132 | #669 |
| 1963 | 125 | #692 |
| 1962 | 147 | #638 |
| 1961 | 148 | #644 |
| 1960 | 161 | #614 |
| 1959 | 161 | #606 |
| 1958 | 170 | #593 |
| 1957 | 188 | #561 |
| 1956 | 173 | #578 |
| 1955 | 179 | #549 |
| 1954 | 179 | #539 |
| 1953 | 184 | #518 |
| 1952 | 205 | #491 |
| 1951 | 215 | #463 |
| 1950 | 207 | #462 |
| 1949 | 217 | #453 |
| 1948 | 251 | #423 |
| 1947 | 258 | #424 |
| 1946 | 246 | #407 |
| 1945 | 223 | #402 |
| 1944 | 222 | #401 |
| 1943 | 262 | #379 |
| 1942 | 259 | #376 |
| 1941 | 297 | #334 |
| 1940 | 263 | #349 |
| 1939 | 275 | #337 |
| 1938 | 322 | #303 |
| 1937 | 275 | #327 |
| 1936 | 273 | #331 |
| 1935 | 320 | #304 |
| 1934 | 335 | #297 |
| 1933 | 370 | #273 |
| 1932 | 392 | #276 |
| 1931 | 447 | #254 |
| 1930 | 509 | #246 |
| 1929 | 498 | #248 |
| 1928 | 582 | #225 |
| 1927 | 620 | #215 |
| 1926 | 682 | #203 |
| 1925 | 722 | #191 |
| 1924 | 790 | #181 |
| 1923 | 798 | #175 |
| 1922 | 824 | #173 |
| 1921 | 819 | #177 |
| 1920 | 835 | #167 |
| 1919 | 847 | #159 |
| 1918 | 912 | #154 |
| 1917 | 1,004 | #137 |
| 1916 | 970 | #140 |
| 1915 | 918 | #138 |
| 1914 | 684 | #143 |
| 1913 | 551 | #142 |
| 1912 | 407 | #146 |
| 1911 | 214 | #156 |
| 1910 | 194 | #161 |
| 1909 | 153 | #162 |
| 1908 | 141 | #164 |
| 1907 | 150 | #150 |
| 1906 | 139 | #148 |
| 1905 | 122 | #164 |
| 1904 | 101 | #181 |
| 1903 | 128 | #145 |
| 1902 | 136 | #139 |
| 1901 | 122 | #136 |
| 1900 | 127 | #165 |
| 1899 | 128 | #124 |
| 1898 | 158 | #116 |
| 1897 | 131 | #126 |
| 1896 | 143 | #125 |
| 1895 | 136 | #122 |
| 1894 | 128 | #123 |
| 1893 | 159 | #110 |
| 1892 | 157 | #112 |
| 1891 | 133 | #109 |
| 1890 | 165 | #101 |
| 1889 | 146 | #109 |
| 1888 | 142 | #116 |
| 1887 | 146 | #100 |
| 1886 | 127 | #116 |
| 1885 | 138 | #105 |
| 1884 | 175 | #91 |
| 1883 | 139 | #99 |
| 1882 | 157 | #92 |
| 1881 | 145 | #90 |
| 1880 | 119 | #113 |
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