babyNamedÉmile
“rival, emulator”
Boy’s name, of Latin origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 136th
- births in 2023–2025
- 2,600
- babies born in France
- 1 in 1,307
- +17.1% a year recently
- Rising fast
- peak year
- 2025
Meaning and origin of Émile
Émile means “rival, emulator” and is of Latin origin.
Popularity of Émile in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2025.
- Over recent years, Émile has been rising fast (+17.1% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Émile every 3.3 schools, all spellings combined.
Émile in English-speaking countries
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,156th boys’ name22 babies in 3 years1 boy in 7,725
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
942nd boys’ name98 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8,432+9.9% a year
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
219 babies in 3 years1 boy in 23,477+3% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Émile and Emile are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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