Emilio

What Emilio means

Spanish and Italian, meaning “rival”

From the name of a Roman gens, Latin Aemilius, from aemulus (“rival”), or possibly of Etruscan origin.

Source: Wiktionary, “Emilio” (revision 93951937), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Emilio?

US: Rising: up from #304 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #740 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 2,397 boys got the name (#154 that year). First in the US records in 1882.

How common

• About 1 in 713 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 3,777 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 6,547 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NV (3.81 per 1,000 boys), NM (3.54 per 1,000 boys), AZ (3.18 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Emilio is #154 in the US and #539 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Emilio were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Amelio56 US · 5 E&W
• Amilio29 US
• Emileo14 US
• Emillio8 US
• Amillio6 US
• Emelio6 US
• Emilia5 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Emilio

Boys

• Jaziel#198Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #934 in 2015, #198 in 2025
• Callum#118Variant of Calum, meaning “dove”^*
• Bodie#275Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #958 in 2015, #275 in 2025
• Elias#13Form of Elijah, meaning “Yahweh is my god”^*
• Luka#85Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #85 vs #261 in 2025
• Myles#100Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #223 in 2015, #100 in 2025

For a sister

• Sylvie#282Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,175 in 2015, #282 in 2025
• Amira#132“princess”^*
• Maeve#76“intoxicating”^*
• Amara#98“eternal”^*
• Josephine#53Feminine form of Joseph, meaning “(God) shall add”^*
• Ivy#39From the word “ivy”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Emilio’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.