Given name & surname
Emiliano
“one who is eager; an industrious man”
Emiliano is a variant of Emil. One Latin interpretation is “one who is eager; an industrious man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Emiliano 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
Emiliano 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 1885. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Emiliano through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 42,849
- 42,844 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 3,701 babies
- 2025
- 3,701
- #94 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +42%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 3,701 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 94 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 42.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (1,075). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 24,489 as a first name in 2020; 638 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.
Emiliano’s family of names
In Asturian usage, Emiliano has a diminutive in Milín. In Italian usage, Emiliano shares a linguistic root with the French form Émilien. Emiliano has a related form in Emil.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Emiliano has relatives in 5 languages.
4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
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 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Emiliano
- Emiliano ZapataMexican revolutionary (1879–1919)
- Emiliano SalaArgentine association football player (1990-2019)
- Emiliano BuendíaArgentine association football playerborn 1996
- Emiliano InsúaArgentine association football playerborn 1989
- Emiliano VivianoItalian association football playerborn 1985
- Emiliano MorettiItalian association football playerborn 1981
- Emiliano RigoniArgentinian association football playerborn 1993
- Emiliano VelázquezUruguayan footballerborn 1994
- Emiliano Mercado del ToroPuerto Rican supercentenarian (1891–2007)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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