Boys' name · since 1885
Emiliano
Since 1885, U.S. Social Security records show 42,844 babies named Emiliano, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #555 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #94 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 42,844
- born since 1885
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emiliano is the #94 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 42,844 recorded since 1885.
Social Security Administration records show Emiliano recorded 42,844 times among boys since 1885, holding rank #94 nationally today, ahead of 99.3% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #555 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #94 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 42,844 born since 1885
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emiliano ranks #555 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #94 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 42,844 born since 1885, peaking in the 2020s.
- #555 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #94 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 42,844
- born since 1885
- 2020s
- peak decade
Emiliano's 42,844 recorded births place it above 98.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Emiliano compares
42,844 Top 4% higher than 96% of 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
Emiliano's all-time total is 116x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emiliano | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 42,844 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,701 | 34 | 22,252 |
Emiliano's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emiliano splits its recorded history at 1972: 99% of all births land in the more recent half, 1% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1940 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 3,701 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emiliano popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 3,701
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Emiliano popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2016 (Emiliano as girls' name)
Emiliano by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (16,562 births, 39% of the file).
2020s was Emiliano's strongest decade.
16,562 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Emiliano births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 98
1920s
98 births
- 1930s 72
1930s
72 births
- 1940s 77
1940s
77 births
- 1950s 119
1950s
119 births
- 1960s 181
1960s
181 births
- 1970s 471
1970s
471 births
- 1980s 462
1980s
462 births
- 1990s 956
1990s
956 births
- 2000s
2000s
7,739 births
- 2010s
2010s
16,089 births
- 2020s
2020s
16,562 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 16,562 births (39% of all-time use).
How Emiliano compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Emiliano's total volume
Emiliano by state
Where Emiliano concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14,018 | 32.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 9,259 | 21.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 2,135 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 2,105 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 1,354 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 1,200 | 2.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 849 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Washington | | 841 | 2.0% |
14,018 of 42,844 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Emiliano appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emiliano's data
- California records the most Emilianos (14,018 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emiliano: 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 (~140 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, 1885–2025 (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 Emiliano 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.