Emile: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “rival, eager”
- Origin
- French
- Say it
- ay-MEEL · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (93% of all uses)
French form of Emil, from Latin Aemilius, an old Roman family name. Émile is the standard French spelling with accent.
How popular is Emile?
Babies named Emile in 202482
2024 rank#1,914 boys
Peak year1882
Total US babies since 18809,218
Emile is rising: use over the last five years is 1.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Emile
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Emile questions
What does the name Emile mean?
Emile means "rival, eager". It comes from French. French form of Emil, from Latin Aemilius, an old Roman family name. Émile is the standard French spelling with accent.
Is Emile a boy or girl name?
Emile is mainly a boy's name in US records (93% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Emile?
82 US babies were named Emile in 2024. Its peak year was 1882.
How do you pronounce Emile?
Emile is usually pronounced ay-MEEL.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.