Emilio is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning “rival.” In 2024 it was given to 2,358 boys in the United States.
Emilio belongs to the Spanish and Italian tradition. Its meaning — “rival” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Emilio first appears in Social Security records in 1882. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #152 in 2024, and in 2024 2,358 babies received the name — 51,541 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Emilio means “rival” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Emilio is a boy name. In 2024, 2,358 babies received the name in the US.
Emilio comes from the Spanish and Italian tradition.
Emilio first appears in US records in 1882. Its best-ever ranking was #152 in 2024, and 2,358 babies were given the name in 2024.
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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