Emile
Emile was the 2098th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 70 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 283rd; the most babies were born in 1922 (167). Over the last ten years it has moved up 270 places. More babies were named Emile in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,098 boys, down 90 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 70boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1922167 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,289babies recorded
Emile popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 648 since 1891.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,098 | 70 |
| 2020 | #2,008 | 71 |
| 2010 | #3,394 | 32 |
| 2000 | #2,879 | 31 |
| 1990 | #2,645 | 25 |
| 1980 | #1,665 | 35 |
| 1970 | #1,084 | 57 |
| 1960 | #1,024 | 56 |
| 1950 | #820 | 69 |
| 1940 | #720 | 72 |
| 1930 | #547 | 121 |
| 1920 | #511 | 142 |
| 1910 | #408 | 43 |
| 1900 | #406 | 31 |
| 1890 | #394 | 21 |
| 1880 | #542 | 12 |
How popular is Emile, counting every spelling?
Emile has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Emile?
70 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Emile (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Emile born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 120 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Emile.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Emile?
About 3,600 people born in the US named Emile are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 15 and 67. That makes Emile mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Emile by state
How common Emile was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.2×), California (2.0×). In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Emile: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Emile, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Emile
How popular is the name Emile?
Emile was the 2098th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 70 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 283rd; the most babies were born in 1922 (167). Over the last ten years it has moved up 270 places. More babies were named Emile in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Emile a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Emile in the US.
Where is Emile most popular?
In 2021–2025, Emile was most common in Louisiana (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and California.