boy's name

Emilien

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Top 1000 (France)
  • Births on record 25,572

France

#949

2025 births

Emilien is a boy's name. In 1935 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Peaked in France in 2002, when 645 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 14,737 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.

Emilien over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

5,570
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Births named Emilien by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 2,325
1910s 2,170
1920s 2,075
1930s 1,160
1940s 585
1950s 380
1960s 175
1970s 320
1980s 3,375
1990s 4,000
2000s 5,570
2010s 2,235
2020s (to 2025) 645

How popular is Emilien?

In 2025, Emilien was given to 40 babies in France, ranking #949 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Emilien is used

France #949 75 in 2025
Canada #1,713 12 in 2024
United States #3,694 5 in 1935

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.

How Emilien is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Émilien Émilien is Emilien written with an acute accent, used in France, where it ranks #1,025. 665

Names that peaked alongside Emilien

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

Parents who like Emilien also like

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

Sibling names for Emilien

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

Common questions about Emilien

How popular is the name Emilien?

In 2025, Emilien was given to 40 babies in France, ranking #949 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

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

Emilien is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Emilien most popular?

Emilien peaked in 2002, when 645 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Emilien a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Emilien currently ranks #949 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.