Emil is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin meaning “to strive.” In 2024 it was given to 158 boys in the United States.
Emil belongs to the Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “to strive” — is the sense carried by its Scandinavian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Emil first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #90 in 1881, and in 2024 158 babies received the name — 32,939 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Emil means “to strive” in its Scandinavian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Emil is a boy name. In 2024, 158 babies received the name in the US.
Emil comes from the Scandinavian tradition.
Emil first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #90 in 1881, and 158 babies were given the name in 2024.
Emil is pronounced /www.cnn.com/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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