Given name & surname
Emilio
“one who is eager; an industrious man”
Emilio is a variant of Emil. One Latin interpretation is “one who is eager; an industrious man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Emilio 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
Emilio is a variant of Emil. An origin associated with Emil is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Esperanto usage, Emilio developed from the Latin form Aemilia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Emilio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 54,013
- 53,955 boys · 58 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 2,397 babies
- 2025
- 2,397
- #154 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +40%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,397 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 154 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 40.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (540). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 46,295 as a first name in 2020; 445 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.
Emilio’s family of names
In Cebuano usage, Emilio has a diminutive in Elyong. In Spanish usage, Emilio shares a linguistic root with the German form Emil. In Spanish usage, Emilio has a conventional equivalent in the Catalan form EMILI.
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Around the world
Emilio has relatives in 13 languages.
12 related names in 13 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
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.
- Emilyequivalent
- Emileequivalent
- EmiliCatalan
- Emielequivalent
- Aemiliaroot · Latin
- ΑιμίλιοςGreek
- EmílioPortuguese
- ÉmilieFrench
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People named Emilio
- Emilio SegrèItalian physicist and Nobel laureate1905–1989
- Emilio EstevezAmerican actor, director, and writerborn 1962
- Emilio AguinaldoPresident of the Philippines from 1899 to 19021869–1964
- Mwai Kibaki3rd President of Kenya (1931–2022)
- Emilio SalgariItalian writer (1862–1911)
- Emilio ColomboItalian Prime Minister, politician (1920-2013)
- Emilio ButragueñoSpanish footballerborn 1963
- Emilio De BonoItalian general and fascist activist (1866–1944)
- Emílio Garrastazu MédiciBrazilian politician (1905–1985), president of Brazil (1969–1974)
Characters named Emilio: Emilio Barzini (The Godfather series), Emilio Largo (fictional character).
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