Boy
Emil
Emil is a boy's name meaning "rival, striving". It has cooled since its 1920s peak, though it is still chosen today. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. The registry counts around 29,065 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.
LatinLatin "aemulus"
EtymologyMeaning "rival, striving"
Births by decade
1900s
1,319
1910s
6,735
1920s
7,237
1930s
3,539
1940s
2,498
1950s
1,861
1960s
1,270
1970s
962
1980s
809
1990s
836
2000s
1,045
2010s
954
Peaked in the 1920s · 29,065 total U.S. births since 1900