NameTides

Emile

Emile was the #2,091 boys' name in the US in 2025 (70 babies), and #976 in England & Wales and #72 in Canada.

Emile as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Emile as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Emile as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,091 (70)#976 (31)——#72 (383)
2024#1,902 (83)#814 (40)——#65 (409)
2023#2,173 (66)#1,071 (27)—#660 (4)#68 (400)
2022#2,083 (72)#1,104 (25)——#60 (457)
2021#1,853 (83)#985 (30)——#61 (491)
2020#1,996 (71)#1,273 (20)——#61 (477)
2019#2,170 (65)#1,152 (23)——#60 (518)
2018#2,262 (60)#1,132 (24)——#64 (505)
2017#2,091 (66)#1,339 (19)——#69 (475)
2016#2,228 (60)#1,498 (17)#707 (3)—#68 (510)
2015#2,355 (55)#1,279 (20)——#72 (505)
2014#2,429 (52)#1,178 (22)#680 (3)—#72 (488)
2013#2,594 (46)#882 (33)——#88 (438)
2012#2,905 (40)#885 (34)——#86 (461)
2011#3,164 (35)#1,158 (22)——#98 (404)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1882 at #283.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2018, 9% of US babies named Emile were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 24,000 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 24,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 420common

Next year

On its recent trend, Emile is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 24,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 30,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Emile by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,297NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: 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: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,299CAUtah: 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: #775LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,760TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Emile (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#13356

Emile (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
EmileCanadaGirls—too few
EmileCanadaBoys#72383
EmileEngland & WalesGirls—too few
EmileEngland & WalesBoys#97631
EmileIrelandGirls—too few
EmileIrelandBoys—too few
EmileNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
EmilėNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
EmileNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
EmileScotlandBoys—too few
EmileUSGirls—too few
EmileUSBoys#2,09170