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Emil

boy name · Latin origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

rival, eager (from Aemilius); a top-10 name across Scandinavia and Germany for decades, used more quietly in the US

Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1890s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Emil peaked in the 1890s.

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