Recorded 1976–2025 Boys' name Peak 1991 182 births

Emilo — boys' name

182 babies named Emilo in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

182 boys have been named Emilo since 1976, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.

182
total births
1976–2025
years on record
1990s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Emilo was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

15 babies were named Emilo in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emilo

The Social Security Administration has registered 182 babies named Emilo between 1976 and 2025, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Emilo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emilo performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Emilo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emilo 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 182 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.

Emilo at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

182

Since 1976

50 years of records

Peak year

1991

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1976

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2025

Emilo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1976

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1991)
15
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
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Emilo by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
80 births that decade — 44% of Emilo's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emilo?
182 babies have been named Emilo since 1976. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1991 with 15 births.
When was Emilo most popular?
Emilo was most popular in the 1990s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Emilo been used?
Emilo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 50 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Emilo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emilio, Emiliano, Emil, Emile, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1976–2025 (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.