boy · germanic, latin and romanian
Emil
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What Emil means
- Germanic and Latin rival, eager; from Latin Aemilius debated
- Romanian from the Roman family Aemilius, 'rival, eager' debated
How popular it is
In the top 100 in 9 countries.
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 2 in Norway (2020)
- no. 4 in Serbia (2021)
- no. 5 in Iceland (2021)
- no. 7 in Finland (2022)
- no. 8 in Germany (2022)
- no. 12 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 26 in Austria (2020)
- no. 41 in Switzerland (2025)
In the United States it was most popular around 1880.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Gabriel William Ethan Aaron Valentin Emiliano Ezekiel Damian Emilio Atlas Hamza Hector
Emil in stories
- NieR: Emil, the boy with a petrifying gaze
- Emil of Lönneberga: Emil, Astrid Lindgren's mischievous farm boy