Emile
The French Emile comes from the Roman family name Aemilius, usually derived from the Latin aemulus, meaning rival. Rousseau gave the title Emile to his treatise on education.
Emile in 2025
Emile was given to 70 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,474th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 47,362 babies born.
The history of Emile
Emile reached its highest point in 1921, when 171 babies were given the name, ranking 1,002nd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 570th, in 1882.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 9,289 babies have been named Emile. Half of them were born before 1943, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Emile by decade
| Decade | Babies named Emile | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 233 | 570 |
| 1890s | 252 | 824 |
| 1900s | 274 | 920 |
| 1910s | 1,142 | 924 |
| 1920s | 1,482 | 1,002 |
| 1930s | 1,000 | 1,110 |
| 1940s | 851 | 1,408 |
| 1950s | 696 | 1,857 |
| 1960s | 532 | 2,110 |
| 1970s | 426 | 2,610 |
| 1980s | 449 | 3,117 |
| 1990s | 458 | 3,800 |
| 2000s | 506 | 4,551 |
| 2010s | 543 | 4,622 |
| 2020s | 445 | 3,988 |
Where Emile is heading
Emile has risen 9% over the past decade, from 64 babies in 2015 to 70 in 2025.
Names like Emile
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Emile.