Given name & surname
Emilian
“one who is eager; an industrious man”
Emilian is a variant of Emil. One Latin interpretation is “one who is eager; an industrious man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Emilian 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
Emilian 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 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Emilian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 199
- 199 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #5,086 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +45%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,086 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 45.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 334 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Emilian’s family of names
Emilian has a related form in Emil. In English usage, Emilian has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Emiliano. In Polish usage, Emilian has a conventional equivalent in the Catalan form EMILI.
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Around the world
Emilian has relatives in 7 languages.
8 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- EmilianoPortuguese, Italian
- Emilianafeminine form
- EmiliCatalan
- Еміліянequivalent
- Омелянequivalent
- Omelianequivalent
- Yemelyanequivalent
- ÉmilienFrench
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People named Emilian
- Emilian BucovSoviet writer (1909-1984)
- Emilian DolhaRomanian footballerborn 1979
- Emilian KamińskiPolish actor1952–2022
- Emilian BratuRomanian chemical engineer (1904–1991)
- Emilian DobrescuRomanian economist and chess composerborn 1933
- Emilian VoiutschiRomanian theologian1850–1920
- Emilian AdamyukRussian ophthalmologist (1839-1906)
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