Emil
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Emil comes from the Roman family name Aemilius and means “eager” or “hardworking.” Emil is also given the Latin meaning “flattering.” Emil Fischer was a Nobel Prize-winning chemist who discovered a class of sedatives used for insomnia, epilepsy and anxiety.
Sources: Baby Names Book, The Best Baby Names for Boys, Baby Names Made Easy, Numerology for Baby Names, Badass Baby Names
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Usage of Emil in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Emil against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Emil is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Emil in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 155 boys were named Emil, making it the #1267 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 33,096 boys have been named Emil, with the most (1,004) in 1917. It is most common, relative to births, in Pennsylvania, Washington and Massachusetts.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Emil in other languages
- Emile Dutch, Spanish
- Emilio Italian, Spanish
- Емил Bulgarian, Serbian
- Eemeli Finnish
- Eemil Finnish
- Emiel Dutch
- Emīls Latvian
- Émile French
- Емельян Russian
- Еміль Ukrainian
- Эмиль Russian
Emil name days
- January 23 Norway
- November 14 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Emil
There are 2 towns and villages with Emil in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇳 China 1🇷🇴 Romania 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Emil Racoviță | Vaslui County, 🇷🇴 Romania | 1,094 | Map |
| Emil | Xinjiang, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Emil
There are 9 lakes and reservoirs with Emil in their name, in 2 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 7🇨🇦 Canada 2
| Name | Where | |
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| Emil Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Emil Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Emil Lake | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Emil Lake | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Emil Lake | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Emil Lake | Alaska, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Emil Reservoir | Oregon, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Emil Bayer Lake | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Emil Creek Reservoir | Oregon, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Emil songs
5 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Emil in their title. The best known:
- Alone av Gromth og Emil Solli-Tangen
- Dikter af J.P. Jacobsen satta i musik af Emil Sjögren – Emil Sjögren
- Elegie (Vid Emil Sjögrens bår), Tondikt för orkester – Hugo Alfvén
- Hora lui Emil Croitoru
- Vier Klavierstücke über das Motiv B. H. componiert von P. E. Lange-Müller und Emil Sjögren – Emil Sjögren
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Emil
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Emil.
Emil Forsberg
Emil Schumacher
Emil Sodersten
Emil Sutovsky
Fictional characters named Emil
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Emil as a pet name
FurryName has found 13 dogs named Emil in public pet registers, making it the #3,907 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Allegheny County (5), Basel (4), Zurich (2). Emil as a dog name →
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