NameTides

Emil

Emil was the #1,267 boys' name in the US in 2025 (155 babies), and #771 in England & Wales and #981 in Canada.

Emil as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Emil as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandScotlandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Emil as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,267 (155)#771 (43)#647 (4)—#468 (7)#981 (26)
2024#1,243 (159)#737 (47)#619 (4)——#1,056 (23)
2023#1,128 (187)#779 (42)——#770 (3)#854 (28)
2022#1,125 (188)#784 (41)#703 (3)—#509 (6)#670 (39)
2021#1,253 (152)#695 (50)#605 (4)—#755 (3)#892 (27)
2020#1,233 (152)#656 (52)#711 (3)—#459 (7)#906 (26)
2019#1,226 (155)#642 (55)#609 (4)—#466 (7)#798 (30)
2018#1,364 (129)#731 (46)#595 (4)—#435 (8)#794 (30)
2017#1,264 (144)#650 (54)#602 (4)—#443 (7)#830 (29)
2016#1,399 (125)#631 (56)#486 (6)—#412 (8)#776 (32)
2015#1,369 (127)#506 (76)#529 (5)—#615 (4)#954 (23)
2014#1,402 (120)#632 (54)#439 (7)#398 (3)#550 (5)#784 (30)
2013#1,433 (115)#666 (50)#687 (3)—#422 (8)#748 (32)
2012#1,448 (114)#682 (49)#568 (4)—#310 (14)#928 (23)
2011#1,510 (106)#631 (53)#544 (4)—#455 (7)#958 (22)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1884 at #91.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 11,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 6,300uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 3,400uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 6,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Emil is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 8,300 to 1 in 13,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Emil by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #639WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #844NYMassachusetts: #555MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #577PANew Jersey: #607NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #884CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,652TXFlorida: #1,478FL
Emil (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#38512
Ontario2024#1,3557

Emil (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EmilCanadaBoys#98126
EmilEngland & WalesBoys#77143
EmilIrelandBoys#4687
EmilNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
EmilScotlandBoys#6474
EmilUSGirls—too few
EmilUSBoys#1,267155