How Many People Are Named Emile?
people named Emile are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 81,727 people in the US has this name
Based on 9,289 babies named Emile in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
171 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French form of Aemilius (see EMIL). This name was borne by French author Émile Zola (1840-1902).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Emile, 11.5% were girls and 88.5% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Emile alive today is about 41 years old, and 39% are under 30. Half of them were between 17 and 65 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Emile first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1921, to 171 babies. In 2025, 70 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Emile has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #283, in 1882. In 2025 it ranked #2,098.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,098 |
| Best rank | #283 (1882) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #517 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Emile alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Emile were born in Louisiana than in any other state: about 862 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Emile was given 23.8 times as often in Louisiana, 11.1 times in Rhode Island and 10.8 times in Maine.
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