Emil
Last seen for girls in 1960 at #6,390 · #1,267 for boys in 2025, 155 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1881 · 145 births
- Debut · boys
- 119 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 5 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 33,096since 1880
Emil over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,267 | 155 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,243 | 159 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,128 | 187 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,125 | 188 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,253 | 152 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,233 | 152 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,226 | 155 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,364 | 129 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,264 | 144 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,399 | 125 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,369 | 127 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,402 | 120 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,433 | 115 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,448 | 114 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,510 | 106 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,525 | 106 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,218 | 147 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,294 | 134 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,433 | 113 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,501 | 101 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,535 | 92 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,629 | 79 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,497 | 86 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,357 | 97 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,221 | 109 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,401 | 89 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,249 | 99 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,546 | 69 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,599 | 63 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,421 | 73 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,221 | 90 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,168 | 95 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,358 | 71 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,077 | 104 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,155 | 91 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,201 | 82 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,228 | 76 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,178 | 73 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,004 | 89 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,199 | 63 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,033 | 79 | |
| 1984 | — | #968 | 84 | |
| 1983 | — | #889 | 98 | |
| 1982 | — | #995 | 82 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,037 | 77 | |
| 1980 | — | #954 | 89 | |
| 1979 | — | #901 | 94 | |
| 1978 | — | #914 | 89 | |
| 1977 | — | #937 | 82 | |
| 1976 | — | #883 | 89 | |
| 1975 | — | #837 | 98 | |
| 1974 | — | #837 | 92 | |
| 1973 | — | #786 | 102 | |
| 1972 | — | #837 | 92 | |
| 1971 | — | #799 | 101 | |
| 1970 | — | #737 | 124 | |
| 1969 | — | #750 | 109 | |
| 1968 | — | #751 | 97 | |
| 1967 | — | #731 | 102 | |
| 1966 | — | #740 | 99 | |
| 1965 | — | #628 | 146 | |
| 1964 | — | #669 | 132 | |
| 1963 | — | #692 | 125 | |
| 1962 | — | #638 | 147 | |
| 1961 | — | #645 | 148 | |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #615 | 161 |
| 1959 | — | #607 | 161 | |
| 1958 | — | #594 | 170 | |
| 1957 | — | #562 | 188 | |
| 1956 | — | #579 | 173 | |
| 1955 | — | #550 | 179 | |
| 1954 | — | #540 | 179 | |
| 1953 | — | #519 | 184 | |
| 1952 | — | #492 | 205 | |
| 1951 | — | #464 | 215 | |
| 1950 | — | #463 | 207 | |
| 1949 | — | #454 | 217 | |
| 1948 | — | #423 | 251 | |
| 1947 | — | #424 | 258 | |
| 1946 | — | #407 | 246 | |
| 1945 | — | #402 | 223 | |
| 1944 | — | #401 | 222 | |
| 1943 | — | #379 | 262 | |
| 1942 | — | #376 | 259 | |
| 1941 | — | #334 | 297 | |
| 1940 | — | #349 | 263 | |
| 1939 | — | #337 | 275 | |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #303 | 322 |
| 1937 | — | #327 | 275 | |
| 1936 | — | #331 | 273 | |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #304 | 320 |
| 1934 | — | #297 | 335 | |
| 1933 | — | #273 | 370 | |
| 1932 | — | #276 | 392 | |
| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 | #254 | 447 |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #246 | 509 |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | #248 | 498 |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | #225 | 582 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #215 | 620 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #203 | 682 |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | #191 | 722 |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #181 | 790 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #175 | 798 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #173 | 824 |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | #177 | 819 |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #167 | 835 |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | #159 | 847 |
| 1918 | — | #154 | 912 | |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #137 | 1,004 |
| 1916 | — | #140 | 970 | |
| 1915 | #3,134 | 8 | #138 | 918 |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #143 | 684 |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #142 | 551 |
| 1912 | — | #146 | 407 | |
| 1911 | — | #156 | 214 | |
| 1910 | — | #161 | 194 | |
| 1909 | — | #162 | 153 | |
| 1908 | — | #164 | 141 | |
| 1907 | — | #150 | 150 | |
| 1906 | — | #148 | 139 | |
| 1905 | — | #164 | 122 | |
| 1904 | — | #181 | 101 | |
| 1903 | — | #145 | 128 | |
| 1902 | — | #139 | 136 | |
| 1901 | — | #136 | 122 | |
| 1900 | — | #165 | 127 | |
| 1899 | — | #124 | 128 | |
| 1898 | — | #116 | 158 | |
| 1897 | — | #126 | 131 | |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | #125 | 143 |
| 1895 | — | #122 | 136 | |
| 1894 | — | #123 | 128 | |
| 1893 | — | #110 | 159 | |
| 1892 | — | #112 | 157 | |
| 1891 | — | #109 | 133 | |
| 1890 | — | #101 | 165 | |
| 1889 | — | #109 | 146 | |
| 1888 | — | #116 | 142 | |
| 1887 | — | #100 | 146 | |
| 1886 | — | #116 | 127 | |
| 1885 | — | #105 | 138 | |
| 1884 | — | #91 | 175 | |
| 1883 | — | #99 | 139 | |
| 1882 | — | #92 | 157 | |
| 1881 | — | #90 | 145 | |
| 1880 | — | #113 | 119 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Emil was already there! It came in at #113, and was given to 119 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1984–1991, when fewer than 92 boys a year got the name.
Where Emil is popular in 1919
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#70 · 1 in 233
- South Dakota#74 · 1 in 272
- Connecticut#75 · 1 in 499
- Wisconsin#86 · 1 in 391
- New Jersey#87 · 1 in 581
Best ever in a state: #25 in North Dakota, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #70 | 27 | 1 in 233 |
| South Dakota | #74 | 21 | 1 in 272 |
| Connecticut | #75 | 24 | 1 in 499 |
| Wisconsin | #86 | 52 | 1 in 391 |
| New Jersey | #87 | 46 | 1 in 581 |
| Illinois | #88 | 102 | 1 in 483 |
| Minnesota | #101 | 39 | 1 in 491 |
| Michigan | #107 | 44 | 1 in 660 |
| Pennsylvania | #110 | 87 | 1 in 911 |
| Ohio | #113 | 51 | 1 in 855 |
| Indiana | #119 | 26 | 1 in 819 |
| Massachusetts | #119 | 30 | 1 in 1,010 |
| New York | #132 | 81 | 1 in 1,039 |
| Nebraska | #134 | 16 | 1 in 672 |
| Montana | #135 | 6 | 1 in 808 |
| Missouri | #146 | 26 | 1 in 975 |
| California | #155 | 22 | 1 in 992 |
| Maryland | #159 | 8 | 1 in 1,482 |
| Iowa | #172 | 15 | 1 in 1,238 |
| Colorado | #177 | 7 | 1 in 1,021 |
| Texas | #192 | 44 | 1 in 1,026 |
| West Virginia | #213 | 9 | 1 in 1,486 |
| Washington | #216 | 5 | 1 in 1,789 |
| Kansas | #242 | 7 | 1 in 1,998 |
| Oklahoma | #263 | 10 | 1 in 1,878 |
| Arkansas | #405 | 5 | 1 in 3,441 |
| Kentucky | #445 | 5 | 1 in 4,559 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Emil
- 24 spots since 2024 (#1,243 → #1,267)
- 34 spots since 2020 (#1,233 → #1,267)
- 102 spots since 2015 (#1,369 → #1,267)
- Biggest jump: 106 spots in 1983 (#995 → #889)
- Biggest drop: 112 spots in 1966 (#628 → #740)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #90 (145 births)
- Births halved by 1986, 105 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 5 yrs · run 1881–1884
- Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1880–1980
- Highest: 1 in 654 boys born in 1884 were named Emil (0.15%)
- Latest: 1 in 11,020 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #90 in 1881, was only 1 in 695 (0.14%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 21.7% of all boys named Emil (7,170) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,434 | #90 (1881) | #103 |
| 1890s | 1,438 | #101 (1890) | #117 |
| 1900s | 1,319 | #136 (1901) | #155 |
| 1910s | 6,701 | #137 (1917) | #148 |
| 1920s | 7,170 | #167 (1920) | #196 |
| 1930s | 3,518 | #246 (1930) | #295 |
| 1940s | 2,498 | #334 (1941) | #395 |
| 1950s | 1,861 | #463 (1950) | #537 |
| 1960s | 1,266 | #615 (1960) | #686 |
| 1970s | 963 | #737 (1970) | #847 |
| 1980s | 810 | #889 (1983) | #1,049 |
| 1990s | 837 | #1,077 (1992) | #1,300 |
| 2000s | 1,047 | #1,218 (2009) | #1,409 |
| 2010s | 1,241 | #1,226 (2019) | #1,394 |
| 2020s | 993 | #1,125 (2022) | #1,208 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Emil in 1919
Top girls' names in 1919
Top boys' names in 1919
More about 1919
girls
1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 161,445 of them was named Emil, which outranked 31.3% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,452Zenora8
- #3,452Zillah8
- #3,452Zonia8
- #3,817Emil7
- #3,817Aberdeen7
- #3,817Achsah7
- #3,817Addine7
- #4,251Adalee6
- #4,251Addis6
- #4,251Adelheid6
Tied with 433 names at #3,817; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
980,122 boys got a published name in 1919; 1 in 1,157 of them was named Emil, which outranked 96.7% of the 4,810 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).