Boys' name · since 1914
Emiel
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 110 babies named Emiel, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,791 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,780 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 110
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
110 babies have been named Emiel since 1914, making it today's #9780 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Emiel recorded 110 times among boys since 1914, holding rank #9780 nationally today, ahead of 30% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #16,791 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,780 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 110 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emiel ranks #16,791 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,780 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 110 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,791 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,780 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 110
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Emiel's 110 recorded births place it above 62.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Emiel compares
110 27th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Emiel's all-time total is 70% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 110 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Emiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emiel splits its recorded history at 1923: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Emiel by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (41 births, 37% of the file).
1920s was Emiel's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Emiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
31 births
- 1920s
1920s
41 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 41 births (37% of all-time use).
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What to do with Emiel's data
- Emiel's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (41 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Emiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Emiel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.