Emil

Meaning and origin of Emil

Popularity of Emil in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2023.
• Over recent years, Emil has been stable (+2.9% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Emil every 3.3 schools, all spellings combined.

Emil in English-speaking countries

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  671^st boys’ name10 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,454

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  764^th boys’ name132 babies in 3 years1 boy in 6,260−1.1% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,052^nd boys’ name26 babies in 3 years1 boy in 6,536

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  694^th boys’ name10 babies in 3 years1 boy in 7,182

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  718^th boys’ name8 babies in 3 years1 boy in 7,492

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,219^th boys’ name501 babies in 3 years1 boy in 10,263+3.6% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Emil and Émil are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Émil15
• Émile1,385
• Emile1,215
• Emyl10
• Emyle5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Emil

• Étienne
• Clarence
• Virgile
• Auxence
• Antone
• Léone
• Aurel
• Curtis
• Owenn
• Vincent
• Loukas
• Nova

See also

• →French names of Latin origin