Is Emil a boy or girl name?
Emil is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 158 boys were named Emil, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 33,073 US babies named Emil were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,248
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Emil since 1880
- 33,073
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 1,012 babies
Boys and girls named Emil, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,434 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 1,438 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1900s | 1,319 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 6,701 | 34 | 0.5% |
| 1920s | 7,170 | 68 | 0.9% |
| 1930s | 3,518 | 22 | 0.6% |
| 1940s | 2,498 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,860 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,267 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 963 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 809 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 837 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,047 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,241 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 837 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 158 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 187 | #1,129 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 188 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 152 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 152 | #1,234 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 155 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 129 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 144 | #1,266 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 125 | #1,404 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 127 | #1,370 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 120 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 115 | #1,436 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 114 | #1,449 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 106 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 106 | #1,527 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 147 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 134 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 113 | #1,435 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 101 | #1,502 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 92 | #1,538 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 79 | #1,635 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 86 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 97 | #1,362 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 109 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 89 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 99 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 69 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 63 | #1,610 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 73 | #1,426 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 90 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 95 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 71 | #1,361 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 104 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 91 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 82 | #1,208 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 76 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 73 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 89 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 62 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 79 | #1,035 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 84 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 98 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 82 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 77 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 89 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 94 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 89 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 82 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 89 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 98 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 92 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 102 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 92 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 101 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 124 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 109 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 97 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 102 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 99 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 147 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 132 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 125 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 147 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 148 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 161 | #615 | 5 | #6,643 |
| 1959 | 161 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 170 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 188 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 173 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 179 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 179 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 184 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 205 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 215 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 206 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 217 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 251 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 258 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 246 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 223 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 222 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 262 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 259 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 297 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 263 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 275 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 322 | #303 | 5 | #4,529 |
| 1937 | 275 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 273 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 320 | #304 | 5 | #4,405 |
| 1934 | 335 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 370 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 392 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 447 | #254 | 7 | #3,601 |
| 1930 | 509 | #246 | 5 | #4,753 |
| 1929 | 498 | #248 | 7 | #3,790 |
| 1928 | 582 | #225 | 7 | #3,883 |
| 1927 | 620 | #215 | 7 | #3,984 |
| 1926 | 682 | #203 | 6 | #4,466 |
| 1925 | 722 | #191 | 8 | #3,784 |
| 1924 | 790 | #181 | 6 | #4,645 |
| 1923 | 798 | #175 | 6 | #4,552 |
| 1922 | 824 | #173 | 6 | #4,616 |
| 1921 | 819 | #177 | 8 | #3,768 |
| 1920 | 835 | #167 | 7 | #4,109 |
| 1919 | 847 | #159 | 7 | #3,963 |
| 1918 | 912 | #154 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 1,004 | #137 | 8 | #3,444 |
| 1916 | 970 | #140 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 918 | #138 | 8 | #3,218 |
| 1914 | 684 | #143 | 5 | #3,793 |
| 1913 | 551 | #143 | 6 | #2,938 |
| 1912 | 407 | #146 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 214 | #156 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 194 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 153 | #162 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 141 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 150 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 139 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 122 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 101 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 128 | #145 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 136 | #140 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 122 | #136 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 127 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 128 | #124 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 158 | #116 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 131 | #126 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 143 | #125 | 5 | #1,658 |
| 1895 | 136 | #122 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 128 | #123 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 159 | #110 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 157 | #112 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 133 | #110 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 165 | #101 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 146 | #109 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 142 | #116 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 146 | #100 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 127 | #116 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 138 | #105 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 175 | #91 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 139 | #99 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 157 | #92 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 145 | #90 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 119 | #113 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Emil reached #90 in 1881. As a girl name, it reached #1,658 in 1896. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Emil
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.