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9k
in the U.S.
since 1880

Last Name
1k
in the U.S.
in 2010

Emile

Origin: French
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Gender: Neutral
2,674^th All Time
22,689^th in 2010

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822k Emily (English)
36k Emilio (Italian)
32k Emil (German)
25k Emilia (Latin)
24k Emilie (French)
17k Emely (English)
<100 Emiliya (Bulgarian)

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born
1880	12	0	12
1881	20	0	20
1882	37	0	37
1883	23	0	23
1884	28	0	28
1885	19	0	19
1886	25	0	25
1887	21	0	21
1888	21	0	21
1889	27	0	27
1890	21	0	21
1891	19	5	14
1892	28	0	28
1893	25	0	25
1894	26	0	26
1895	21	0	21
1896	34	0	34
1897	24	0	24
1898	31	0	31
1899	23	0	23
1900	31	0	31
1901	20	0	20
1902	18	0	18
1903	23	0	23
1904	28	0	28
1905	36	5	31
1906	21	0	21
1907	23	0	23
1908	33	0	33
1909	41	5	36
1910	43	0	43
1911	54	0	54
1912	76	0	76
1913	101	6	95
1914	126	5	121
1915	133	6	127
1916	145	9	136
1917	148	10	138
1918	160	7	153
1919	156	6	150
1920	153	11	142
1921	171	6	165
1922	167	0	167
1923	167	9	158
1924	152	5	147
1925	148	8	140
1926	140	9	131
1927	145	8	137
1928	128	6	122
1929	111	0	111
1930	121	0	121
1931	119	0	119
1932	117	5	112
1933	97	0	97
1934	76	0	76
1935	85	0	85
1936	91	0	91
1937	94	9	85
1938	102	9	93
1939	98	6	92
1940	80	8	72
1941	84	0	84
1942	87	0	87
1943	86	0	86
1944	82	0	82
1945	76	0	76
1946	81	8	73
1947	108	0	108
1948	82	0	82
1949	85	5	80
1950	69	0	69
1951	66	0	66
1952	74	0	74
1953	68	0	68
1954	73	9	64
1955	62	5	57
1956	78	0	78
1957	51	0	51
1958	79	6	73
1959	77	5	72
1960	56	0	56
1961	75	6	69
1962	63	0	63
1963	63	6	57
1964	55	0	55
1965	48	0	48
1966	43	0	43
1967	42	0	42
1968	47	0	47
1969	40	0	40
1970	56	0	56
1971	44	0	44
1972	42	5	37
1973	36	0	36
1974	45	6	39
1975	42	6	36
1976	39	0	39
1977	36	6	30
1978	49	11	38
1979	36	0	36
1980	51	16	35
1981	53	9	44
1982	48	10	38
1983	37	6	31
1984	44	16	28
1985	43	10	33
1986	33	10	23
1987	47	14	33
1988	57	17	40
1989	36	13	23
1990	35	10	25
1991	55	16	39
1992	46	14	32
1993	46	17	29
1994	55	17	38
1995	56	13	43
1996	40	13	27
1997	40	14	26
1998	46	11	35
1999	38	13	25
2000	40	9	31
2001	45	12	33
2002	57	15	42
2003	42	8	34
2004	53	14	39
2005	53	9	44
2006	46	12	34
2007	56	15	41
2008	58	9	49
2009	55	6	49
2010	32	0	32
2011	35	0	35
2012	47	7	40
2013	46	0	46
2014	62	10	52
2015	64	9	55

Fun Facts about the name Emile

How many people with the first name Emile have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2015, the Social Security Administration has recorded 8,585 babies born with the first name Emile in the United States. That's more than enough people named Emile to occupy the territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) with an estimated population of 6,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Emile? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 12 new born babies.
When was Emile first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Emile is Monday, August 19th, 1867.
What year had the most people named Emile born? The highest recorded use of the first name Emile was in 1922 with a total of 167 babies.
Random Emile Factoid: According to the 1922 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Emile ranks 86^th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Louisiana. Imagine that, 51 babies in Louisiana have the same name as you in 1922.
Weird things about the name Emile: Your name in reverse order is Elime. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Leeim. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Emile? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 1,130 people with the last name Emile.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Emile? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Emile as their last name since less than 1 person in 263k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!

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Common last names for Emile

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Richard
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Fournier
Ouellette
Caron

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Emile	U.S.
█	White	7.70%	64.26%
█	African American	86.73%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	0.00%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.00%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	1.95%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	2.92%	16.26%

Of Last Name Emile

People with the last name Emile are most frequently African American

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Meaning, Origin, Inspirations, and Associations

Have you been wondering what does the name "Emile" mean? The list below shows the origins of Emile as well as things modernly associated with the name Emile such as celebrities named Emile.

French

Origin and Meaning of Emile

The name "Emile" is of French origin, and it means "To Strive or Excel or Rival". It's a name commonly given to boys.

Other Dictionary Sources

The boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Wiktionary

A male given name of Latin origin, an anglicized spelling of French Émile.

Notable Persons With the Name Emile

Emile Hirsch

Emile Hirsch is an actor. His most notable accomplishments were from 1996 to present. Emile was given the name Emile Davenport Hirsch on March 13th, 1985 in Palms, California, U.S.

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Émile Durkheim

Émile Durkheim was a scientist in the fields of philosophy, sociology, sociology of education, and anthropology. Émile was given the name David Émile Durkheim on April 15th, 1858 in Épinal. He breathed his last breath on November 15th, 1917.

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Émile Zola

Émile Zola was a naturalism (literature) writer. Émile was given the name Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola on April 2nd, 1840. He died on September 29th, 1902.

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Emile Heskey

Emile Heskey is a soccer player for the Bolton Wanderers F.C., Leicester City F.C. Reserves, Academy, Leicester City F.C., Liverpool F.C., Birmingham City F.C., Wigan Athletic F.C., Aston Villa F.C., Newcastle Jets FC, England national under-16 football team, and England national under-18 football. Emile was born on January 11th, 1978 in Leicester, England.

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Emile Haynie

Emile Haynie is a hip hop music, alternative rock, independent music, and pop music record producer, songwriter, and disc jockey. He plays Drum kit, Musical keyboard, Sampler (musical instrument), and Drum machine. His most notable accomplishments were from 2000 to present. Emile was born Emile Haynie on July 13th, 1980 in Buffalo, New York, United States.

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Emile Griffith

Emile Griffith was a boxer. Emile was born on February 3rd, 1938 in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. He left this life on July 23rd, 2013.

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Emile Berliner

(invention)
Émile Mpenza

(soccer player)
Émile Coué

(pharmacist; psychologist)
Émile Lahoud

(10th President of Lebanon)
Emile Waldteufel

(famous person)
Émile Bernard

(artist)
Émile Borel

(scientist)
Émile Cohl

(artist)
Émile Loubet

(President of the French Republic)
Émile Fayolle

(military person)
Émile Gallé

(glass artist)
Emile Meyer

(important somebody)
Emile Roemer

(Leader of the Socialist Party in the House of Representatives)
Émile Baudot

(engineer)

Notable Persons With the Last Name Emile

Jonathan Emile

Jonathan Emile is a political hip hop, reggae, rhythm, blues, spoken word, and hip hop soul rapper/poet, singer/songwriter, producer, rapping, poet, singing, and songwriter. He was most prominent from 2009 to 2009. Jonathan was born on February 19th, 1986. Jonathan is also known as Jon E.

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