boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Emilio

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #154 Trend ↑ Rising 49%

Emilio is a given name common in the Italian and Spanish languages.

Rank 2025
#154
among boys · ↓3 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,397
named Emilio · +1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 713
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
2,397 babies
All-time total
54,013
#483 all-time among boys
First recorded
1882
in Social Security records

Emilio popularity over time

54,013 babies have been named Emilio since 1882, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 23 23 2 – #798
1890s – 25 25 3 +9% #807
1900s – 127 127 13 +408% #548
1910s – 717 717 72 +465% #543
1920s – 1,419 1,419 142 +98% #451
1930s – 1,187 1,187 119 -16% #446
1940s – 1,095 1,095 110 -8% #555
1950s 5 1,387 1,392 139 +27% #595
1960s – 1,563 1,563 156 +12% #573
1970s 10 1,957 1,967 197 +26% #564
1980s 13 2,685 2,698 270 +37% #442
1990s 25 6,731 6,756 676 +150% #322
2000s 5 10,212 10,217 1,022 +51% #274
2010s – 12,764 12,764 1,276 +25% #240
2020s (to 2025) – 12,063 12,063 2,011 +58% #151

Where Emilio is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 2,566 1.50 #140
2027 2,719 1.59 #132
2028 2,856 1.67 #126
2029 2,978 1.74 #119
2030 3,085 1.81 #114

Where Emilio is most popular

Boys named Emilio per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.21 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Emilio born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 118 3.58 +196%
Arizona 506 3.09 +156%
Nevada 163 2.86 +137%
California 2,559 2.80 +132%
Texas 2,017 2.29 +89%
Illinois 520 2.03 +68%
Colorado 250 1.94 +60%
Oregon 127 1.67 +39%
District of Columbia 24 1.63 +35%
Washington 261 1.60 +32%
Kansas 107 1.56 +29%
Oklahoma 132 1.49 +24%
Nebraska 64 1.47 +22%
Idaho 53 1.30 +7%
Rhode Island 21 1.29 +7%
Arkansas 73 1.15 -5%
Florida 545 1.15 -5%
Iowa 76 1.10 -9%
Utah 104 1.09 -10%
Connecticut 64 0.945 -22%
Indiana 149 0.929 -23%
Michigan 190 0.928 -23%
New Jersey 186 0.924 -24%
North Carolina 226 0.885 -27%
Wisconsin 103 0.869 -28%
Georgia 218 0.861 -29%
Massachusetts 116 0.844 -30%
New York 337 0.778 -36%
Minnesota 92 0.750 -38%
Virginia 136 0.717 -41%
South Carolina 69 0.668 -45%
Maryland 79 0.662 -45%
Missouri 90 0.649 -46%
Tennessee 109 0.604 -50%
Pennsylvania 147 0.554 -54%
Alabama 59 0.540 -55%
Ohio 131 0.494 -59%
Kentucky 42 0.419 -65%
Louisiana 34 0.332 -72%
Hawaii 5 0.322 -73%
Mississippi 17 0.299 -75%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Emilio

Emilio is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #154 in 2025 with 2,397 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1882, 54,013 American babies have been named Emilio. Its peak came in 2025, when 2,397 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Emilio stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Emilio?

The median living Emilio is about 15 years old; half are between 6 and 28. An estimated 49 thousand people named Emilio are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Emilio year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 2,397 #154
2024 – – 2,369 #151
2023 – – 2,015 #181
2022 – – 1,909 #198
2021 – – 1,744 #219
2020 – – 1,629 #229
2019 – – 1,579 #240
2018 – – 1,494 #248
2017 – – 1,398 #261
2016 – – 1,345 #274
2015 – – 1,191 #304
2014 – – 1,281 #281
2013 – – 1,180 #297
2012 – – 1,171 #297
2011 – – 1,090 #302
2010 – – 1,035 #308
2009 – – 1,027 #312
2008 – – 1,209 #282
2007 – – 1,248 #275
2006 – – 1,123 #297
2005 – – 1,217 #274
2004 5 #16,915 1,070 #297
2003 – – 957 #312
2002 – – 815 #337
2001 – – 756 #353
2000 – – 790 #347
1995 – – 644 #370
1990 5 #13,628 509 #436
1985 – – 223 #588
1980 – – 204 #613
1975 – – 194 #579
1970 – – 176 #612
1965 – – 157 #611
1960 – – 147 #644
1955 – – 153 #595
1950 – – 125 #613
1945 – – 102 #600
1940 – – 91 #623
1935 – – 113 #544
1930 – – 175 #446
1925 – – 164 #473
1920 – – 123 #553
1915 – – 85 #630
1910 – – 21 #641
1905 – – 8 #946
1900 – – 15 #655
1895 – – 7 #914
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Emilio

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Emilio Estevez Emilio Estevez American actor and filmmaker (born 1962) Contemporary
  2. 2 Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo Filipino revolutionary leader (1869–1964) 19th century
  3. 3 Emilio Butragueño Emilio Butragueño Spanish footballer (born 1963) Contemporary
  4. 4 Emilio De Bono Emilio De Bono Italian general and fascist activist (1866–1944) 19th century
  5. 5 Emilio Mola Emilio Mola Spanish military commander (1887–1937) 19th century
  6. 6 Emilio Salgari Emilio Salgari Italian writer (1862–1911) 19th century
  7. 7 Emilio Palma First person born on the Antarctic mainland b. 1978 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Emilio Fernández Emilio Fernández Mexican film director and actor (1904–1986) Contemporary
  9. 9 Emilio Portes Gil Emilio Portes Gil President of Mexico from 1928 to 1930 1890–1978 · 19th century
  10. 10 Emilio Segrè Emilio Segrè Italian-American nuclear physicist and radiochemist (1905–1989) Contemporary
  11. 11 Emilio Eduardo Massera Emilio Eduardo Massera Argentine naval officer (1925–2010) Contemporary
  12. 12 Emilio Izaguirre Emilio Izaguirre Honduran footballer (born 1986) Contemporary
  13. 13 Emilio Sánchez Emilio Sánchez Spanish tennis player (born 1965) Contemporary
  14. 14 Emilio de Villota Emilio de Villota Spanish racing driver (born 1946) Contemporary
  15. 15 Emilio Colombo Emilio Colombo Italian politician (1920–2013) Contemporary
  16. 16 Emilio Castelar Emilio Castelar 19th-century Spanish politician 1832–1899 · 19th century
  17. 17 Emilio Pericoli Emilio Pericoli Italian singer (1928–2013) Contemporary
  18. 18 Emilio Recoba Uruguayan footballer (1904-1992) Contemporary
  19. 19 Emilio Aceval Emilio Aceval Politician, Paraguay 1853–1931 · 19th century
  20. 20 Emilio Zapico Spanish racing driver (1944–1996) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Emilio, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Emilio?

The median living Emilio is about 15 years old. Half of all living Emilios are between 6 and 28 years old.

How many people named Emilio are alive today?

An estimated 49 thousand people named Emilio are alive in the United States, based on 54,013 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Emilio mean?

Emilio is a given name common in the Italian and Spanish languages.

How popular is the name Emilio in 2025?

Emilio ranked #154 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,397 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Emilio?

54,013 babies have been named Emilio in the United States since 1882, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Emilio most popular?

Emilio peaked in 2025, when 2,397 newborns received the name.

Is Emilio a boy or girl name?

Emilio is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Emilio rising or falling?

Emilio is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Emilio become more popular?

Emilio is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 3,085 boys named Emilio in 2030, which would rank around #114. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Emilio?

Well-known people named Emilio include Emilio Estevez (actor), Emilio Aguinaldo (politician), Emilio Butragueño (soccer player).

Names like Emilio

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