Emil is an established boys' name that peaked in 1917 and has since faded.
Emil is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,269 for boy births in the United States (and #2,635 across all names), given to 155 babies — 160 including U.S. territories. Emil first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1917 (1,004 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 155 | 160 | — | #1,269 |
| 2024 | 159 | 168 | — | #1,245 |
| 2023 | 187 | 187 | — | #1,131 |
| 2022 | 188 | 193 | — | #1,126 |
| 2021 | 152 | 158 | — | #1,258 |
| 2020 | 152 | 157 | — | #1,235 |
| 2019 | 155 | 162 | — | #1,227 |
| 2018 | 129 | 129 | — | #1,369 |
| 2017 | 144 | 156 | — | #1,267 |
| 2016 | 125 | 132 | — | #1,405 |
| 2015 | 127 | 140 | — | #1,371 |
| 2014 | 120 | 129 | — | #1,403 |
| 2013 | 115 | 122 | — | #1,437 |
| 2012 | 114 | 123 | — | #1,449 |
| 2011 | 106 | 120 | — | #1,512 |
| 2010 | 106 | 114 | — | #1,528 |
| 2009 | 147 | 161 | — | #1,223 |
| 2008 | 134 | 145 | — | #1,296 |
| 2007 | 113 | 127 | — | #1,435 |
| 2006 | 101 | 108 | — | #1,502 |
| 2005 | 92 | 102 | — | #1,538 |
| 2004 | 79 | 87 | — | #1,635 |
| 2003 | 86 | 96 | — | #1,501 |
| 2002 | 97 | 106 | — | #1,362 |
| 2001 | 109 | 121 | — | #1,223 |
| 2000 | 89 | 97 | — | #1,403 |
| 1999 | 99 | 105 | — | #1,253 |
| 1998 | 69 | 75 | — | #1,547 |
| 1997 | 63 | — | — | #1,610 |
| 1996 | 73 | — | — | #1,426 |
| 1995 | 90 | — | — | #1,223 |
| 1994 | 95 | — | — | #1,171 |
| 1993 | 71 | — | — | #1,361 |
| 1992 | 104 | — | — | #1,078 |
| 1991 | 91 | — | — | #1,157 |
| 1990 | 82 | — | — | #1,208 |
| 1989 | 76 | — | — | #1,231 |
| 1988 | 73 | — | — | #1,180 |
| 1987 | 89 | — | — | #1,006 |
| 1986 | 63 | — | — | #1,206 |
| 1985 | 79 | — | — | #1,035 |
| 1984 | 84 | — | — | #970 |
| 1983 | 98 | — | — | #890 |
| 1982 | 82 | — | — | #996 |
| 1981 | 77 | — | — | #1,038 |
| 1980 | 89 | — | — | #955 |
| 1979 | 94 | — | — | #903 |
| 1978 | 89 | — | — | #917 |
| 1977 | 82 | — | — | #944 |
| 1976 | 89 | — | — | #885 |
| 1975 | 98 | — | — | #838 |
| 1974 | 92 | — | — | #838 |
| 1973 | 102 | — | — | #786 |
| 1972 | 92 | — | — | #837 |
| 1971 | 101 | — | — | #800 |
| 1970 | 124 | — | — | #741 |
| 1969 | 109 | — | — | #750 |
| 1968 | 97 | — | — | #751 |
| 1967 | 102 | — | — | #731 |
| 1966 | 99 | — | — | #741 |
| 1965 | 146 | — | — | #628 |
| 1964 | 132 | — | — | #670 |
| 1963 | 125 | — | — | #692 |
| 1962 | 147 | — | — | #638 |
| 1961 | 148 | — | — | #645 |
| 1960 | 166 | — | #6,644 | #616 |
| 1959 | 161 | — | — | #609 |
| 1958 | 170 | — | — | #594 |
| 1957 | 188 | — | — | #562 |
| 1956 | 173 | — | — | #579 |
| 1955 | 179 | — | — | #551 |
| 1954 | 179 | — | — | #542 |
| 1953 | 184 | — | — | #519 |
| 1952 | 205 | — | — | #492 |
| 1951 | 215 | — | — | #465 |
| 1950 | 207 | — | — | #463 |
| 1949 | 217 | — | — | #454 |
| 1948 | 251 | — | — | #424 |
| 1947 | 258 | — | — | #424 |
| 1946 | 246 | — | — | #407 |
| 1945 | 223 | — | — | #403 |
| 1944 | 222 | — | — | #401 |
| 1943 | 262 | — | — | #379 |
| 1942 | 259 | — | — | #376 |
| 1941 | 297 | — | — | #334 |
| 1940 | 263 | — | — | #349 |
| 1939 | 275 | — | — | #338 |
| 1938 | 327 | — | #4,529 | #303 |
| 1937 | 275 | — | — | #327 |
| 1936 | 273 | — | — | #331 |
| 1935 | 325 | — | #4,405 | #304 |
| 1934 | 335 | — | — | #297 |
| 1933 | 370 | — | — | #274 |
| 1932 | 392 | — | — | #276 |
| 1931 | 454 | — | #3,601 | #254 |
| 1930 | 514 | — | #4,753 | #246 |
| 1929 | 505 | — | #3,790 | #248 |
| 1928 | 589 | — | #3,883 | #225 |
| 1927 | 627 | — | #3,984 | #215 |
| 1926 | 688 | — | #4,466 | #203 |
| 1925 | 730 | — | #3,784 | #191 |
| 1924 | 796 | — | #4,645 | #181 |
| 1923 | 804 | — | #4,552 | #175 |
| 1922 | 830 | — | #4,617 | #173 |
| 1921 | 827 | — | #3,768 | #177 |
| 1920 | 842 | — | #4,109 | #167 |
| 1919 | 854 | — | #3,963 | #159 |
| 1918 | 912 | — | — | #154 |
| 1917 | 1,012 | — | #3,444 | #137 |
| 1916 | 970 | — | — | #140 |
| 1915 | 926 | — | #3,218 | #138 |
| 1914 | 689 | — | #3,793 | #143 |
| 1913 | 557 | — | #2,938 | #143 |
| 1912 | 407 | — | — | #146 |
| 1911 | 214 | — | — | #156 |
| 1910 | 194 | — | — | #161 |
| 1909 | 153 | — | — | #162 |
| 1908 | 141 | — | — | #165 |
| 1907 | 150 | — | — | #150 |
| 1906 | 139 | — | — | #148 |
| 1905 | 122 | — | — | #164 |
| 1904 | 101 | — | — | #181 |
| 1903 | 128 | — | — | #145 |
| 1902 | 136 | — | — | #140 |
| 1901 | 122 | — | — | #136 |
| 1900 | 127 | — | — | #165 |
| 1899 | 128 | — | — | #124 |
| 1898 | 158 | — | — | #116 |
| 1897 | 131 | — | — | #126 |
| 1896 | 148 | — | #1,658 | #125 |
| 1895 | 136 | — | — | #122 |
| 1894 | 128 | — | — | #123 |
| 1893 | 159 | — | — | #110 |
| 1892 | 157 | — | — | #112 |
| 1891 | 133 | — | — | #110 |
| 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 |