Boys' name · since 2004
Emilian
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 199 babies named Emilian, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,972 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,160 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 199
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emilian is the #5160 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 199 recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Emilian recorded 199 times among boys since 2004, holding rank #5160 nationally today, ahead of 63% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #12,972 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,160 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 199 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emilian ranks #12,972 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,160 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 199 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,972 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,160 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 199
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emilian's 199 recorded births place it above 71.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Emilian compares
199 38th 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
Emilian's all-time total is 46% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emilian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 199 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Emilian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emilian's full recorded timeline at 2016, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emilian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Emilian by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (96 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Emilian's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Emilian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s
2020s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 96 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Emilian's data
- Emilian's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (96 total births) through the 2020s (83) -- 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 Emilian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Emilian 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.