Emile
Last seen for girls in 2018 at #13,793 · #2,091 for boys in 2025, 70 births
Given to boys 93.0% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1882 · 37 births
- Debut · boys
- 12 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 8,641since 1880
Emile over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. 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 | — | #2,091 | 70 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,902 | 83 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,173 | 66 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,083 | 72 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,853 | 83 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,996 | 71 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,170 | 65 | |
| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 | #2,262 | 60 |
| 2017 | — | #2,091 | 66 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,228 | 60 | |
| 2015 | #10,866 | 9 | #2,355 | 55 |
| 2014 | #10,129 | 10 | #2,429 | 52 |
| 2013 | — | #2,594 | 46 | |
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 | #2,905 | 40 |
| 2011 | — | #3,164 | 35 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,377 | 32 | |
| 2009 | #15,242 | 6 | #2,560 | 49 |
| 2008 | #10,807 | 10 | #2,542 | 49 |
| 2007 | #8,098 | 15 | #2,868 | 41 |
| 2006 | #9,286 | 12 | #3,153 | 34 |
| 2005 | #10,921 | 9 | #2,528 | 44 |
| 2004 | #7,828 | 14 | #2,697 | 39 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #2,847 | 34 |
| 2002 | #7,045 | 15 | #2,403 | 42 |
| 2001 | #8,196 | 12 | #2,797 | 33 |
| 2000 | #9,874 | 9 | #2,864 | 31 |
| 1999 | #7,239 | 13 | #3,182 | 25 |
| 1998 | #8,016 | 11 | #2,394 | 36 |
| 1997 | #6,483 | 14 | #2,903 | 26 |
| 1996 | #6,723 | 13 | #2,747 | 27 |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 | #1,955 | 43 |
| 1994 | #5,445 | 17 | #2,123 | 38 |
| 1993 | #5,419 | 17 | #2,509 | 29 |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 | #2,303 | 32 |
| 1991 | #5,659 | 16 | #1,952 | 39 |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 | #2,628 | 25 |
| 1989 | #6,160 | 13 | #2,690 | 23 |
| 1988 | #4,840 | 17 | #1,731 | 40 |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 | #1,896 | 33 |
| 1986 | #6,612 | 10 | #2,360 | 23 |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | #1,794 | 33 |
| 1984 | #4,478 | 16 | #1,933 | 28 |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #1,787 | 31 |
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 | #1,596 | 38 |
| 1981 | #6,804 | 9 | #1,433 | 44 |
| 1980 | #4,517 | 16 | #1,655 | 35 |
| 1979 | — | #1,598 | 36 | |
| 1978 | #5,563 | 11 | #1,508 | 38 |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | #1,743 | 30 |
| 1976 | — | #1,427 | 39 | |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #1,478 | 36 |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #1,370 | 39 |
| 1973 | — | #1,400 | 36 | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #1,391 | 37 |
| 1971 | — | #1,254 | 44 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,080 | 57 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,252 | 40 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,083 | 47 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,150 | 42 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,131 | 43 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,064 | 48 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,016 | 55 | |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #1,005 | 57 |
| 1962 | — | #953 | 63 | |
| 1961 | #5,851 | 6 | #915 | 69 |
| 1960 | — | #1,021 | 56 | |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #914 | 70 |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | #877 | 74 |
| 1957 | — | #1,063 | 51 | |
| 1956 | — | #849 | 78 | |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #995 | 57 |
| 1954 | #3,967 | 9 | #933 | 63 |
| 1953 | — | #863 | 69 | |
| 1952 | — | #814 | 74 | |
| 1951 | — | #857 | 66 | |
| 1950 | — | #819 | 69 | |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #770 | 80 |
| 1948 | — | #744 | 82 | |
| 1947 | — | #663 | 108 | |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 | #777 | 73 |
| 1945 | — | #699 | 76 | |
| 1944 | — | #687 | 82 | |
| 1943 | — | #692 | 86 | |
| 1942 | — | #687 | 87 | |
| 1941 | — | #665 | 84 | |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | #718 | 72 |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #605 | 92 |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | #615 | 93 |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 | #637 | 85 |
| 1936 | — | #611 | 91 | |
| 1935 | — | #641 | 85 | |
| 1934 | — | #697 | 76 | |
| 1933 | — | #588 | 97 | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #558 | 112 |
| 1931 | — | #532 | 119 | |
| 1930 | — | #546 | 121 | |
| 1929 | — | #557 | 112 | |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #554 | 121 |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | #522 | 137 |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 | #528 | 131 |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | #516 | 140 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #519 | 147 |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | #485 | 158 |
| 1922 | — | #478 | 167 | |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #476 | 165 |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 | #511 | 142 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #486 | 150 |
| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 | #480 | 153 |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 | #490 | 138 |
| 1916 | #3,031 | 9 | #485 | 136 |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | #492 | 127 |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #438 | 121 |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #436 | 95 |
| 1912 | — | #450 | 76 | |
| 1911 | — | #385 | 54 | |
| 1910 | — | #407 | 43 | |
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | #408 | 36 |
| 1908 | — | #413 | 33 | |
| 1907 | — | #486 | 23 | |
| 1906 | — | #489 | 21 | |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | #370 | 31 |
| 1904 | — | #390 | 28 | |
| 1903 | — | #411 | 23 | |
| 1902 | — | #507 | 18 | |
| 1901 | — | #422 | 20 | |
| 1900 | — | #402 | 31 | |
| 1899 | — | #384 | 23 | |
| 1898 | — | #345 | 31 | |
| 1897 | — | #384 | 24 | |
| 1896 | — | #323 | 34 | |
| 1895 | — | #426 | 21 | |
| 1894 | — | #358 | 26 | |
| 1893 | — | #359 | 25 | |
| 1892 | — | #357 | 28 | |
| 1891 | #1,332 | 5 | #476 | 14 |
| 1890 | — | #389 | 21 | |
| 1889 | — | #338 | 27 | |
| 1888 | — | #404 | 21 | |
| 1887 | — | #356 | 21 | |
| 1886 | — | #336 | 25 | |
| 1885 | — | #411 | 19 | |
| 1884 | — | #331 | 28 | |
| 1883 | — | #346 | 23 | |
| 1882 | — | #283 | 37 | |
| 1881 | — | #375 | 20 | |
| 1880 | — | #526 | 12 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Emile was already there! It came in at #526, and was given to 12 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880, when fewer than 13 boys a year got the name.
Where Emile is popular in 1914
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Hampshire#46 · 1 in 180
- Louisiana#67 · 1 in 289
- Rhode Island#92 · 1 in 577
- Maine#134 · 1 in 651
- Massachusetts#138 · 1 in 1,243
Best ever in a state: #39 in New Hampshire, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #46 | 12 | 1 in 180 |
| Louisiana | #67 | 38 | 1 in 289 |
| Rhode Island | #92 | 6 | 1 in 577 |
| Maine | #134 | 6 | 1 in 651 |
| Massachusetts | #138 | 19 | 1 in 1,243 |
| California | #264 | 6 | 1 in 2,185 |
| Pennsylvania | #393 | 7 | 1 in 7,984 |
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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 Emile
- 189 spots since 2024 (#1,902 → #2,091)
- 95 spots since 2020 (#1,996 → #2,091)
- 264 spots since 2015 (#2,355 → #2,091)
- Biggest jump: 186 spots in 1958 (#1,063 → #877)
- Biggest drop: 214 spots in 1957 (#849 → #1,063)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1882 at #283 (37 births)
- Births halved by 1891, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 81 yrs · run 1880–1956
- Highest: 1 in 3,073 boys born in 1882 were named Emile (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 24,401 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 16.4% of all boys named Emile (1,420) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 233 | #283 (1882) | #371 |
| 1890s | 247 | #323 (1896) | #380 |
| 1900s | 264 | #370 (1905) | #430 |
| 1910s | 1,093 | #385 (1911) | #455 |
| 1920s | 1,420 | #476 (1921) | #515 |
| 1930s | 971 | #532 (1931) | #603 |
| 1940s | 830 | #663 (1947) | #710 |
| 1950s | 671 | #814 (1952) | #898 |
| 1960s | 520 | #915 (1961) | #1,059 |
| 1970s | 392 | #1,080 (1970) | #1,425 |
| 1980s | 328 | #1,433 (1981) | #1,888 |
| 1990s | 320 | #1,952 (1991) | #2,470 |
| 2000s | 396 | #2,403 (2002) | #2,726 |
| 2010s | 511 | #2,091 (2017) | #2,558 |
| 2020s | 445 | #1,853 (2021) | #2,016 |
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.
Emile in 1914
Top girls' names in 1914
Top boys' names in 1914
More about 1914
girls
761,581 girls got a published name in 1914; 1 in 152,316 of them was named Emile, which outranked 14.0% of the 4,206 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 588 names at #3,618; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
654,762 boys got a published name in 1914; 1 in 5,411 of them was named Emile, which outranked 88.3% of the 3,759 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).