Emileo
A male name of unknown meaning or origin.
Name Census estimates that about 168 living Americans carry the first name Emileo. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Emileo today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Emileo births was 2020 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Emileo. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Emileo with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
168
~ 1 in 2,040,204 Americans
Peak year
2020
15 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,363
Tracked since 1925
Census
Emileo in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 166 people with the first name Emileo, which placed it at #42,903 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#42,903
National first-name rank
People counted
166
166 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
74.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Emileo
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Emileo is Hispanic at 74.7%. The next largest groups are White (14.5%) and Black (4.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Emileo described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Emileo at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino74.7% · 124
- White14.5% · 24
- Black or African American4.2% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.6% · 6
- Two or more races1.8% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 2
Popularity
Emileo: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Emileo from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 63 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Emileo by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Emileo during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Emileos live
Origin
Meaning and history of Emileo
The name Emileo is believed to have its origins in the ancient Etruscan civilization, which flourished in what is now modern-day Italy during the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age periods, around the 8th to 5th centuries BC. The name is thought to derive from the Etruscan words "em" meaning "good" and "ilu" meaning "child" or "son", thus signifying a "good child" or "good son".
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Emileo can be found in an Etruscan funerary inscription from the city of Vulci, dated to around the 6th century BC. This inscription, carved on a stone sarcophagus, bears the name "Emiliuś" which is believed to be a variant spelling of Emileo.
In ancient Roman times, the name Emileo was also adopted and used, although it was relatively uncommon. One notable individual from this period who bore the name was Emileo Cato, a Roman statesman and philosopher who lived in the 2nd century AD. He is remembered for his writings on ethics and moral philosophy.
During the Middle Ages, the name Emileo seems to have fallen out of widespread use, but it resurfaced in the Renaissance period. One of the earliest notable figures to bear the name during this time was Emileo Barbaro, an Italian humanist and diplomat who lived from 1454 to 1493. He is known for his translations of works by ancient Greek philosophers.
In the 17th century, Emileo Scarlatti, an Italian composer and musician, was born in 1660. He is considered a prominent figure in the development of the Baroque musical style and is particularly renowned for his operas and keyboard works.
Another notable individual named Emileo was Emileo Salgari, an Italian writer and novelist who lived from 1862 to 1911. He is best known for his popular adventure novels set in exotic locations around the world, which were influential in shaping the genre of adventure fiction.
While the name Emileo has never been extremely common, it has persisted throughout history, particularly in regions with strong ties to the ancient Etruscan and Roman civilizations. Its unique origins and meaning have made it a distinctive and intriguing choice for parents seeking a name with a rich cultural heritage.
People
Emileo + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Emileo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Emileo: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emileo?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 168 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Emileo going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,040,204 US residents.
Is Emileo a common name?
We classify Emileo as "Very Rare". It ranks above 71.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 174 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Emileo most popular?
The single biggest year for Emileo was 2020, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Emileo is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Emileo in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 166 people with the name Emileo, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #42,903 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Emileo in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Emileo?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Emileo leans strongly male. 153 people counted with this name were male (94.4%), compared with 9 female bearers (5.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Emileo?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Emileo is Hispanic at 74.7%. The next largest groups are White (14.5%) and Black (4.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Emileo most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Emileo in the 2020 Census, accounting for 74.7% (124 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Emileo in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Emileo a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Emileo in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Emileo still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Emileo in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Emileo can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Emileo as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Emileo, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.