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Emil

Boy's name · #1269 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Emil belongs to an older America first — it reached #90 back in 1881 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1269. About 33,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Emil is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Emil is especially popular in Norway, Finland (Swedish-sp.), and Germany.

#2 in Norway (2025) · #2 in Finland (Swedish-sp.) (2025) · #5 in Germany (2025) · #7 in Finland (Finnish-sp.) (2025) · #16 in Austria (2025) · #18 in Denmark (2025) · #40 in Switzerland (2025) · #49 in Sweden (2025) · #64 in Poland (2025) · #71 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2025) · #265 in Belgium (2025) · #280 in Puerto Rico (2025) and 7 more.

Famous Emils

• Emil von Behring — German physiologist (1854–1917)
• Emil Cioran — Romanian-French philosopher and essayist (1911–1995)
• Emil Theodor Kocher — Surgeon, laureate of the 1909 Nobel Prize in Medicine (1841–1917)
• Emil Zátopek — Czech long-distance runner (1922–2000)
• Emil Jannings — German actor (1884–1950)

In stories & tradition

• Emil Svensson — Emil from Lönneberga (book series)
• Emil (Abomination) — Tales to Astonish
• Emil Eagle — Mickey Mouse

What Emils become

Among 5,694 notable people named Emil:

Business leaders appear 2.19× more often than among typical names — e.g. Emil Škoda, Austrian engineer (1839–1900).

Similar names: Emile · Charley · Emmitt · Anton · Will · Emery

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