Is Emile a boy or girl name?
Emile is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 82 boys were named Emile, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 7% of the 9,218 US babies named Emile were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,918
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Emile since 1880
- 9,218
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 171 babies
Boys and girls named Emile, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 233 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 247 | 5 | 2% |
| 1900s | 264 | 10 | 3.6% |
| 1910s | 1,093 | 49 | 4.3% |
| 1920s | 1,420 | 62 | 4.2% |
| 1930s | 971 | 29 | 2.9% |
| 1940s | 830 | 21 | 2.5% |
| 1950s | 671 | 25 | 3.6% |
| 1960s | 520 | 12 | 2.3% |
| 1970s | 392 | 34 | 8% |
| 1980s | 328 | 121 | 26.9% |
| 1990s | 320 | 138 | 30.1% |
| 2000s | 396 | 110 | 21.7% |
| 2010s | 511 | 32 | 5.9% |
| 2020s | 374 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 82 | #1,918 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 66 | #2,177 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 72 | #2,086 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 83 | #1,856 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 71 | #2,007 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 65 | #2,174 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 60 | #2,273 | 6 | #14,334 |
| 2017 | 66 | #2,098 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 60 | #2,241 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 55 | #2,368 | 9 | #11,182 |
| 2014 | 52 | #2,438 | 10 | #10,381 |
| 2013 | 46 | #2,601 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 40 | #2,918 | 7 | #13,932 |
| 2011 | 35 | #3,190 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 32 | #3,394 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 49 | #2,570 | 6 | #15,843 |
| 2008 | 49 | #2,555 | 10 | #11,047 |
| 2007 | 41 | #2,880 | 15 | #8,215 |
| 2006 | 34 | #3,176 | 12 | #9,479 |
| 2005 | 44 | #2,539 | 9 | #11,177 |
| 2004 | 39 | #2,713 | 14 | #7,959 |
| 2003 | 34 | #2,870 | 8 | #11,639 |
| 2002 | 42 | #2,409 | 15 | #7,169 |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,826 | 12 | #8,354 |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,879 | 9 | #10,147 |
| 1999 | 25 | #3,207 | 13 | #7,368 |
| 1998 | 36 | #2,411 | 11 | #8,171 |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,923 | 14 | #6,590 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,775 | 13 | #6,843 |
| 1995 | 43 | #1,962 | 13 | #6,766 |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,137 | 17 | #5,524 |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,530 | 17 | #5,495 |
| 1992 | 32 | #2,323 | 14 | #6,410 |
| 1991 | 39 | #1,960 | 16 | #5,747 |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,644 | 10 | #8,060 |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,720 | 13 | #6,273 |
| 1988 | 40 | #1,742 | 17 | #4,902 |
| 1987 | 33 | #1,907 | 14 | #5,379 |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,377 | 10 | #6,745 |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,809 | 10 | #6,594 |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,947 | 16 | #4,544 |
| 1983 | 31 | #1,794 | 6 | #9,371 |
| 1982 | 38 | #1,604 | 10 | #6,495 |
| 1981 | 44 | #1,438 | 9 | #6,956 |
| 1980 | 35 | #1,666 | 16 | #4,578 |
| 1979 | 36 | #1,604 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 38 | #1,513 | 11 | #5,665 |
| 1977 | 30 | #1,756 | 6 | #8,760 |
| 1976 | 39 | #1,435 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 36 | #1,483 | 6 | #8,294 |
| 1974 | 39 | #1,376 | 6 | #7,984 |
| 1973 | 36 | #1,410 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 37 | #1,395 | 5 | #8,648 |
| 1971 | 44 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 57 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 40 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 47 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 42 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 43 | #1,139 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 48 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 55 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 57 | #1,005 | 6 | #6,073 |
| 1962 | 63 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 69 | #920 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1960 | 56 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 70 | #915 | 5 | #6,533 |
| 1958 | 74 | #879 | 6 | #5,613 |
| 1957 | 51 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 78 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 57 | #995 | 5 | #6,114 |
| 1954 | 63 | #935 | 9 | #4,061 |
| 1953 | 69 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 74 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 66 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 69 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 80 | #771 | 5 | #5,478 |
| 1948 | 82 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 108 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 73 | #779 | 8 | #3,762 |
| 1945 | 76 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 82 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 86 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 87 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 84 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 72 | #720 | 8 | #3,299 |
| 1939 | 92 | #608 | 6 | #3,904 |
| 1938 | 93 | #616 | 9 | #2,992 |
| 1937 | 85 | #640 | 9 | #3,005 |
| 1936 | 91 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 85 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 76 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 97 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 112 | #559 | 5 | #4,611 |
| 1931 | 119 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 121 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 112 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 121 | #555 | 6 | #4,344 |
| 1927 | 137 | #522 | 8 | #3,649 |
| 1926 | 131 | #529 | 9 | #3,338 |
| 1925 | 140 | #517 | 8 | #3,785 |
| 1924 | 147 | #520 | 5 | #5,318 |
| 1923 | 158 | #486 | 9 | #3,457 |
| 1922 | 167 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 165 | #476 | 6 | #4,648 |
| 1920 | 142 | #511 | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1919 | 150 | #488 | 6 | #4,431 |
| 1918 | 153 | #480 | 7 | #4,001 |
| 1917 | 138 | #491 | 10 | #2,952 |
| 1916 | 136 | #485 | 9 | #3,102 |
| 1915 | 127 | #492 | 6 | #3,923 |
| 1914 | 121 | #438 | 5 | #3,795 |
| 1913 | 95 | #439 | 6 | #2,939 |
| 1912 | 76 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 54 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 43 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 36 | #409 | 5 | #2,313 |
| 1908 | 33 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 23 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 21 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 31 | #373 | 5 | #2,029 |
| 1904 | 28 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 23 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 18 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 20 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 31 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 23 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 31 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 24 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 34 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 21 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 26 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 25 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 28 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 14 | #483 | 5 | #1,383 |
| 1890 | 21 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 27 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 21 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 21 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 25 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 19 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 28 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 23 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 37 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 20 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 12 | #542 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Emile reached #283 in 1882. As a girl name, it reached #1,383 in 1891. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Emile
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.