Emiliano

Q: What does Emiliano mean?

Emiliano is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “rival”, Spanish and Italian, from Roman Aemilianus. Emiliano Zapata was a leading figure of the Mexican Revolution; the root is the Roman family name Aemilius.

Gender: Boy
Say it: e-mee-lee-AH-noh
Origin: Latin
UK rank, 2025: #1,423 for boys
US rank, 2025: #94 for boys

Emiliano is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “rival”. In 2025 it ranked 1,423rd for boys in the UK (20 babies) and 94th for boys in the US (3,701 babies).

What does Emiliano mean?

Latin: Spanish and Italian, from Roman Aemilianus

“rival”

Emiliano Zapata was a leading figure of the Mexican Revolution; the root is the Roman family name Aemilius.

Is Emiliano a girl's or a boy's name?

Emiliano is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the UK and 3,701 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Emiliano in the UK?

Rank in 2025: 1,423rd among boys
Babies in 2025: 20 about 1 in 15,000 boys
Five-year trend: Rising up 96% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 20 boys in the UK were named Emiliano, making it the 1,423rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th.

It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Emiliano of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.

Half of all the boys named Emiliano in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among boys in 2025, it was 1,358th in England and Wales.

1998Busiest: 20 in 20252025

Emiliano in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	20	#1,423
2024	19	#1,470
2023	10	#2,303
2022	8	#2,678
2021	13	#1,876
2020	10	#2,185
2019	7	#2,878
2018	8	#2,576
2017	4	#4,161
2016	8	#2,690
2015	6	#3,149
2014	6	#3,125
2013	5	#3,466
2012	5	#3,572
2011	7	#2,736
2010	5	#3,478
2009	0	–
2008	3	#4,615
2007	3	#4,486
2006	4	#3,522
2005	1	#5,109
2004	0	–
2003	1	#4,616
2002	3	#3,325
2001	0	–
2000	3	#3,146
1999	0	–
1998	3	#3,021

How popular is Emiliano in the US?

Rank in 2025: 94th among boys
Babies in 2025: 3,701 about 1 in 460 boys
Five-year trend: Rising up 47% in five years
Same name in a class: 3% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 3,701 boys in the US were named Emiliano, making it the 94th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 175th. It first appears in the records in 1885.

It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Emiliano of any year since it first appeared, in 1885.

Half of all the boys named Emiliano in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.

1885Busiest: 3,701 in 20252025

Emiliano in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	3,701	#94
2024	3,136	#113
2023	2,790	#133
2022	2,486	#153
2021	2,243	#171
2020	2,206	#175
2019	2,208	#175
2018	2,116	#191
2017	1,876	#208
2016	1,700	#228
2015	1,675	#230
2014	1,482	#255
2013	1,196	#293
2012	1,141	#302
2011	1,244	#283
2010	1,451	#240
2009	1,275	#270
2008	1,061	#314
2007	952	#336
2006	971	#332
2005	885	#337
2004	767	#364
2003	591	#431
2002	529	#459
2001	419	#528
2000	289	#632
1999	173	#871
1998	128	#1,047
1997	130	#991
1996	119	#1,028
1995	87	#1,239
1994	89	#1,214
1993	74	#1,316
1992	56	#1,567
1991	58	#1,496
1990	42	#1,835
1989	73	#1,263
1988	38	#1,785
1987	48	#1,482
1986	40	#1,616
1985	31	#1,865
1984	38	#1,580
1983	39	#1,533
1982	46	#1,394
1981	51	#1,294
1980	58	#1,204
1979	41	#1,464
1978	56	#1,186
1977	50	#1,252
1976	65	#1,030
1975	49	#1,208
1974	44	#1,269
1973	52	#1,136
1972	42	#1,285
1971	39	#1,352
1970	33	#1,461
1969	34	#1,376
1968	16	#2,029
1967	19	#1,808
1966	19	#1,756
1965	18	#1,855
1964	12	#2,408
1963	16	#2,043
1962	11	#2,502
1961	22	#1,730
1960	14	#2,209
1959	11	#2,529
1958	11	#2,504
1957	10	#2,629
1956	8	#2,967
1955	9	#2,763
1954	23	#1,592
1953	15	#2,037
1952	8	#2,872
1951	11	#2,366
1950	13	#2,110
1949	8	#2,801
1948	14	#2,026
1947	9	#2,670
1946	9	#2,533
1945	10	#2,241
1944	0	–
1943	5	#3,536
1942	6	#3,211
1941	11	#2,207
1940	5	#3,458
1939	7	#2,829
1938	6	#3,174
1937	6	#3,175
1936	8	#2,628
1935	0	–
1934	13	#2,022
1933	6	#3,267
1932	8	#2,849
1931	8	#2,863
1930	10	#2,607
1929	14	#2,095
1928	8	#3,074
1927	12	#2,408
1926	9	#2,902
1925	11	#2,586
1924	6	#3,865
1923	13	#2,330
1922	10	#2,800
1921	8	#3,213
1920	7	#3,488
1919	0	–
1918	0	–
1917	0	–
1916	6	#3,515
1915	0	–
1914	6	#2,914
1913	0	–
1912	0	–
1911	0	–
1910	0	–
1909	0	–
1908	0	–
1907	0	–
1906	0	–
1905	0	–
1904	0	–
1903	0	–
1902	0	–
1901	0	–
1900	0	–
1899	0	–
1898	0	–
1897	0	–
1896	0	–
1895	0	–
1894	0	–
1893	0	–
1892	0	–
1891	0	–
1890	0	–
1889	0	–
1888	0	–
1887	0	–
1886	0	–
1885	6	#835

Names like Emiliano

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Enzo, Leonardo, Lorenzo, Maximilian, Elijah, Elio, Nico, Elias, Remy, Arlo, Sebastian, Roman

Other spellings of Emiliano

Emilliano

Names related to Emiliano

Emilian, Amiliano

More Latin names

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Emiliano: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/emiliano, updated 20 October 2026.