Emil

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

The name Emil, Emile, or Émile is a male given name of Indo-European origin. This name has multiple meanings: laborious, rival, or eager, which are derived from the Latin Aemilius of the gens Aemilia.

From Wikipedia

Emil first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 76 babies (rank #507 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Emil

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Emil yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

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Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Emil

Emil von Behringnon-fiction writer · b. 1854
Emil Ciorandiarist · b. 1911
Emil Theodor Kocherphysiologist · b. 1841
Emil ZátopekOlympic competitor · b. 1922
Emil Janningsdirector · b. 1884

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	14	#991
1997	26	#640
1998	27	#647
1999	21	#783
2000	29	#632
2001	26	#692
2002	17	#1,004
2003	21	#921
2004	21	#984
2005	17	#1,206
2006	26	#926
2007	43	#668
2008	41	#716
2009	38	#769
2010	47	#671
2011	53	#635
2012	49	#686
2013	50	#670
2014	54	#639
2015	76	#507
2016	56	#634