Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Emil

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Emil
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1917

Peak rank proxy

1,004

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19172024

Peak year

1917

Decline from peak

84.3%

2024

158

All-time

32,939

Emil is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1917, when 1,004 boys were named Emil.

In 2024, only 158 boys were given the name.

All told, about 32,939 Americans have been named Emil and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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