Emit vs Emil

Side-by-side comparison of Emit and Emil — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Emit

Boy name

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Name B

Emil

Boy name · Rank #1245

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Emit Emil
Current Rank Unranked #1245
Total Births (all years) 390 32,939
Peak Year 1922 1917
Peak Year Births 17 1,004
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Emit Emil
1880ss 18 1,434
1890ss 11 1,438
1900ss 19 1,319
1910ss 87 6,701
1920ss 89 7,170
1930ss 29 3,518
1940ss 5 2,498
1950ss — 1,860
1960ss 11 1,267
1970ss — 963
1980ss — 809
1990ss — 837
2000ss — 1,047
2010ss 96 1,241
2020ss 25 837

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Emit Emil
2014 13 120
2015 8 127
2016 9 125
2017 8 144
2018 12 129
2019 11 155
2020 7 152
2021 6 152
2022 5 188
2023 7 187
2024 — 158

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1881–2023.

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