Meaning of the nameEmile
- Female
- E-mi-le
Emile is an almost always female name in Brazil, of uncertain origin; in English and, as Émile, in French, the same form is a male name of Latin origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Emile is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 26,256
- Rank in Brazil
- #898
- Median age
- 13 years
- 2010 Census
- 31,245
- people
Emile in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Emile, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (10,688 people).
25,984 women 272 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Emile is most common
States with the highest share of people named Emile in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 5,686 | 0.040% |
| Maranhão | 2,416 | 0.036% |
| São Paulo | 2,230 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 1,949 | 0.024% |
| Pernambuco | 1,772 | 0.020% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,632 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 1,476 | 0.017% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 868 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 851 | 0.027% |
| Goiás | 850 | 0.012% |
| Amazonas | 689 | 0.018% |
| Paraná | 667 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 628 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 610 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 529 | 0.016% |
| Paraíba | 516 | 0.013% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 501 | 0.015% |
| Sergipe | 465 | 0.021% |
| Mato Grosso | 334 | 0.009% |
| Espírito Santo | 272 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 230 | 0.008% |
| Rondônia | 223 | 0.014% |
| Tocantins | 220 | 0.015% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 197 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 189 | 0.023% |
| Amapá | 156 | 0.021% |
| Roraima | 100 | 0.016% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Emile
Emile, Emille and Emyle are spellings of a name recorded almost always as female in Brazil, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Emyle, Emmile and Hemile among the spelling variants of Emile. In English, Emile is a male name, an adaptation of the French Émile, which Wiktionary derives from the Latin Aemilius. The origin of the Brazilian female use is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 26,256 people named Emile, with a median age of 13; proportionally, the name is most common in Bahia.
Form without an accent, as the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records it; it is the most common spelling in the group.
Other spellings of Emile
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Emile · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Emile · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Émile · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Emile · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Emile
What does the name Emile mean?
The meaning of Emile is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Emile in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 26,256 people with the first name Emile, which ranks it number 898 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Emile a boy's or a girl's name?
Emile is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 25,984 women and 272 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Emile most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.040% of the state's population is named Emile (5,686 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Emile?
Emille and Emyle. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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