boy's name

Emilian

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 541

Emilian is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 2023, when 15 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1992.

Emilian over time

Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Emilian by decade in France
Decade Births
1990s 25
2000s 85
2010s 70
2020s (to 2025) 45

How popular is Emilian?

In 2025, Emilian was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Emilian is used

Canada #2,823 6 in 2023
England & Wales #3,382 6 in 2025
United States #5,078 19 in 2025
France #5,503 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Emilian

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Emilian also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Emilian over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Emilian

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Emilian — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Emilian

How popular is the name Emilian?

In 2025, Emilian was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Emilian a girl's or a boy's name?

Emilian is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Emilian most popular?

Emilian peaked in 2023, when 15 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Emilian a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Emilian currently ranks #3,382 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.