US rank #152 Boys' name Peak 2024 51,541 births

Emilio — #152 US boys' name

51,541 babies named Emilio in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s231890s251900s1271910s7171920s14191930s11871940s10951950s13871960s15631970s19571980s26851990s67312000s102122010s127622020s9651
#152
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Emilio was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

2,358 babies were named Emilio in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emilio

The Social Security Administration has registered 51,541 babies named Emilio between 1882 and 2024, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Emilio currently holds the #152 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 2,358 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emilio performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 12,762 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Emilio shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12,839 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Emilio in 46 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emilio in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 51,541 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Emilio at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

51,541

Since 1882

143 years of records

Peak year

2024

2,358 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#152

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1882

Recorded for 143 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emilio popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1882

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
2,358
Annual births at peak — across 143 years of records
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Emilio popularity over time — girls

58 total births recorded since 1953 (Emilio as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 58 births
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Emilio by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
12,762 births that decade — 25% of Emilio's all-time total
1880s231890s251900s1271910s7171920s14191930s11871940s10951950s13871960s15631970s19571980s26851990s67312000s102122010s127622020s9651

Emilio by state

Where Emilio concentrates geographically — total births since 1882

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emilio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12,839 24.9%
#2 Texas
10,902 21.2%
#3 New York
3,431 6.7%
#4 Florida
2,345 4.5%
#5 Illinois
2,313 4.5%
#6 Arizona
2,176 4.2%
#7 Colorado
1,210 2.3%
#8 New Mexico
1,147 2.2%
California share of Emilio's total US births 24.9%
Even split

12,839 of 51,541 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.

Emilio appears in 46 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emilio?
51,541 babies have been named Emilio since 1882. It currently ranks #152 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 2,358 births.
When was Emilio most popular?
Emilio was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12,762 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Emilio most popular?
The top states for the name Emilio are California (12,839 births), Texas (10,902 births), New York (3,431 births).
How long has the name Emilio been used?
Emilio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 143 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emilio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emiliano, Emil, Emile, Emir, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1882–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.