Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Emil

#636 most common boys' name of all time · #1,421 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#636
Rank overall
#1,421 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
33,230
Since 2016
1,546
Peak year
1917 #137
Best rank
#90 1881
Girls Boys peak 1,012/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Emil is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 155 155 #1,267
2024 159 159 #1,243
2023 187 187 #1,128
2022 188 188 #1,125
2021 152 152 #1,253
2020 152 152 #1,233
2019 155 155 #1,226
2018 129 129 #1,364
2017 144 144 #1,264
2016 125 125 #1,399
2015 127 127 #1,369
2014 120 120 #1,402
2013 115 115 #1,434
2012 114 114 #1,449
2011 106 106 #1,510
2010 106 106 #1,525
2009 147 147 #1,218
2008 134 134 #1,294
2007 113 113 #1,434
2006 101 101 #1,501
2005 92 92 #1,536
2004 79 79 #1,629
2003 86 86 #1,498
2002 97 97 #1,358
2001 109 109 #1,221
2000 89 89 #1,401
1999 99 99 #1,250
1998 69 69 #1,546
1997 63 63 #1,599
1996 73 73 #1,422
1995 90 90 #1,222
1994 95 95 #1,169
1993 71 71 #1,358
1992 104 104 #1,077
1991 91 91 #1,155
1990 82 82 #1,201
1989 76 76 #1,228
1988 73 73 #1,179
1987 89 89 #1,004
1986 63 63 #1,200
1985 79 79 #1,035
1984 84 84 #968
1983 98 98 #889
1982 82 82 #995
1981 77 77 #1,037
1980 89 89 #954
1979 94 94 #901
1978 89 89 #915
1977 82 82 #937
1976 89 89 #883
1975 98 98 #837
1974 92 92 #837
1973 102 102 #786
1972 92 92 #837
1971 101 101 #799
1970 124 124 #737
1969 109 109 #750
1968 97 97 #751
1967 102 102 #731
1966 99 99 #740
1965 146 146 #628
1964 132 132 #669
1963 125 125 #692
1962 147 147 #638
1961 148 148 #645
1960 5 161 166 #615
1959 161 161 #607
1958 170 170 #594
1957 188 188 #562
1956 173 173 #579
1955 179 179 #550
1954 179 179 #540
1953 184 184 #520
1952 205 205 #492
1951 215 215 #464
1950 207 207 #463
1949 217 217 #454
1948 251 251 #423
1947 258 258 #424
1946 246 246 #407
1945 223 223 #402
1944 222 222 #401
1943 262 262 #379
1942 259 259 #376
1941 297 297 #334
1940 263 263 #349
1939 275 275 #337
1938 5 322 327 #304
1937 275 275 #327
1936 273 273 #331
1935 5 320 325 #304
1934 335 335 #297
1933 370 370 #273
1932 392 392 #276
1931 7 447 454 #254
1930 5 509 514 #246
1929 7 498 505 #248
1928 7 582 589 #225
1927 7 620 627 #215
1926 6 682 688 #203
1925 8 722 730 #191
1924 6 790 796 #181
1923 6 798 804 #175
1922 6 824 830 #173
1921 8 819 827 #177
1920 7 835 842 #167
1919 7 847 854 #159
1918 912 912 #154
1917 8 1,004 1,012 #137
1916 970 970 #140
1915 8 918 926 #138
1914 5 684 689 #143
1913 6 551 557 #142
1912 407 407 #146
1911 214 214 #156
1910 194 194 #161
1909 153 153 #162
1908 141 141 #164
1907 150 150 #150
1906 139 139 #149
1905 122 122 #164
1904 101 101 #181
1903 128 128 #146
1902 136 136 #139
1901 122 122 #136
1900 127 127 #165
1899 128 128 #124
1898 158 158 #116
1897 131 131 #126
1896 5 143 148 #125
1895 136 136 #122
1894 128 128 #124
1893 159 159 #110
1892 157 157 #113
1891 133 133 #110
1890 165 165 #101
1889 146 146 #109
1888 142 142 #116
1887 146 146 #100
1886 127 127 #117
1885 138 138 #105
1884 175 175 #91
1883 139 139 #99
1882 157 157 #93
1881 145 145 #90
1880 119 119 #113