Emil Name Popularity

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How popular is Emil?

The uncommon name Emil was the 1,370th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Emil, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #90 in 1881.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1917 with 1,004 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Emil in any given year was 62 in 1986.

Approximately during the years 1907-1915, 1988-1992, 1996-1999, and 2004-2008, the name Emil took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1983-1986.

Where is the name Emil popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

Emil's popularity has been moving upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Emil has risen.

The name Emil is still rare but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Emil (Girl)		Emil (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	128	1,370
2017		< 5	--	144	1,262
2016		< 5	--	125	1,400
2015		< 5	--	127	1,368
2014		< 5	--	120	1,402
2013		< 5	--	115	1,433
2012		< 5	--	114	1,448
2011		< 5	--	106	1,512
2010		< 5	--	106	1,525
2009		< 5	--	147	1,223
2008		< 5	--	134	1,295
2007		< 5	--	113	1,435
2006		< 5	--	101	1,500
2005		< 5	--	92	1,538
2004		< 5	--	79	1,635
2003		< 5	--	86	1,501
2002		< 5	--	97	1,360
2001		< 5	--	108	1,233
2000		< 5	--	89	1,403
1999		< 5	--	99	1,252
1998		< 5	--	69	1,546
1997		< 5	--	63	1,608
1996		< 5	--	73	1,425
1995		< 5	--	90	1,223
1994		< 5	--	94	1,182
1993		< 5	--	71	1,360
1992		< 5	--	104	1,078
1991		< 5	--	91	1,156
1990		< 5	--	82	1,207
1989		< 5	--	76	1,232
1988		< 5	--	73	1,179
1987		< 5	--	89	1,006
1986		< 5	--	62	1,221
1985		< 5	--	79	1,035
1984		< 5	--	84	970
1983		< 5	--	98	890
1982		< 5	--	82	995
1981		< 5	--	77	1,038
1980		< 5	--	89	955
1979		< 5	--	94	902
1978		< 5	--	89	917
1977		< 5	--	82	945
1976		< 5	--	89	885
1975		< 5	--	98	839
1974		< 5	--	92	840
1973		< 5	--	102	785
1972		< 5	--	92	838
1971		< 5	--	101	800
1970		< 5	--	124	741
1969		< 5	--	109	750
1968		< 5	--	97	752
1967		< 5	--	102	730
1966		< 5	--	99	741
1965		< 5	--	147	628
1964		< 5	--	132	670
1963		< 5	--	125	692
1962		< 5	--	146	642
1961		< 5	--	149	641
1960		5	6,643	160	617
1959		< 5	--	162	608
1958		< 5	--	170	594
1957		< 5	--	188	563
1956		< 5	--	173	578
1955		< 5	--	179	551
1954		< 5	--	179	542
1953		< 5	--	184	520
1952		< 5	--	205	492
1951		< 5	--	215	465
1950		< 5	--	206	463
1949		< 5	--	217	455
1948		< 5	--	251	424
1947		< 5	--	258	424
1946		< 5	--	246	407
1945		< 5	--	223	402
1944		< 5	--	222	402
1943		< 5	--	262	379
1942		< 5	--	259	376
1941		< 5	--	297	334
1940		< 5	--	263	349
1939		< 5	--	274	338
1938		5	4,530	322	303
1937		< 5	--	275	327
1936		< 5	--	273	331
1935		5	4,404	320	304
1934		< 5	--	335	296
1933		< 5	--	370	274
1932		< 5	--	392	276
1931		7	3,601	447	254
1930		5	4,754	509	246
1929		7	3,790	498	248
1928		7	3,883	581	226
1927		7	3,984	621	214
1926		6	4,465	682	203
1925		8	3,784	722	191
1924		6	4,645	790	181
1923		6	4,552	798	175
1922		6	4,617	824	173
1921		8	3,769	819	177
1920		7	4,109	835	167
1919		7	3,964	847	160
1918		< 5	--	912	154
1917		8	3,444	1,004	137
1916		< 5	--	970	139
1915		8	3,218	918	138
1914		5	3,793	684	143
1913		6	2,938	551	143
1912		< 5	--	407	146
1911		< 5	--	214	156
1910		< 5	--	194	161
1909		< 5	--	153	162
1908		< 5	--	141	165
1907		< 5	--	150	150
1906		< 5	--	139	148
1905		< 5	--	122	164
1904		< 5	--	101	181
1903		< 5	--	128	145
1902		< 5	--	136	140
1901		< 5	--	122	136
1900		< 5	--	127	165
1899		< 5	--	128	124
1898		< 5	--	158	116
1897		< 5	--	131	126
1896		5	1,658	143	125
1895		< 5	--	136	122
1894		< 5	--	128	123
1893		< 5	--	159	110
1892		< 5	--	157	112
1891		< 5	--	133	110
1890		< 5	--	165	101
1889		< 5	--	146	109
1888		< 5	--	142	116
1887		< 5	--	146	100
1886		< 5	--	127	116
1885		< 5	--	138	105
1884		< 5	--	175	91
1883		< 5	--	139	99
1882		< 5	--	157	92
1881		< 5	--	145	90
1880		< 5	--	119	113

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.