Given name & surname
Emelio
“one who is eager; an industrious man”
Emelio is a variant of Emil. One Latin interpretation is “one who is eager; an industrious man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Emelio is a variant of Emil. One Latin interpretation is “one who is eager; an industrious man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Emelio is a variant of Emil. An origin associated with Emil is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Emelio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 482
- 482 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,057 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +11%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,057 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 586 as a first name in 2020; 166 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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