Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Emilio name popularity since 1925
52,461 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Emilio. Half of them were born in 2008 or earlier, so the typical Emilio is about 18 years old in 2026. Emilio peaked in 2025 as the #154 name for boys, and it ranked #154 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 52,461
- Named Emilio, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #154
- for boys in 2025 (2,397 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% boys
- 58 girls · 52,403 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 3.92× its national share
Peak year is the year Emilio made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Emilio births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Emilio both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1986 and 1991, Emilio became 2.1× more common, from 1 in 7,610 baby boys to 1 in 3,630.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Emilio's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Emilio.
Decade by decade
Babies named Emilio in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 759 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,187 | #544 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,095 | #600 |
| 1950s | 5 | 1,387 | #595 |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,563 | #611 |
| 1970s | 10 | 1,957 | #579 |
| 1980s | 13 | 2,685 | #588 |
| 1990s | 25 | 6,731 | #370 |
| 2000s | 5 | 10,212 | #274 |
| 2010s | 0 | 12,764 | #304 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 12,063 | #154 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
41.0% of babies named Emilio from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Emilio is most popular
The index compares Emilio's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Emilio.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 3.92× | 1,085 |
| Arizona | 3.50× | 2,276 |
| Nevada | 3.15× | 564 |
| Texas | 2.83× | 11,118 |
| California | 2.50× | 13,264 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Emilio's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Emilio.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Emilio (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data