Emiel
Emiel is a Dutch cognate of the masculine given name Emil. People with the name include:Emiel Boersma, Dutch beach volleyball player Emiel Christensen (1895–1988), American architect from Nebraska Emiel Jozef De Smedt (1909–1995), Belgian Bishop of Bruges Emiel Faignaert (1919–1980), Belgian cyclist Emiel van Lennep (1915–1996), Dutch diplomat and Minister of State Emiel Mellaard, Dutch long…
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Emiel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Emiel is a Dutch cognate of the masculine given name Emil. People with the name include:Emiel Boersma, Dutch beach volleyball player Emiel Christensen (1895–1988), American architect from Nebraska Emiel Jozef De Smedt (1909–1995), Belgian Bishop of Bruges Emiel Faignaert (1919–1980), Belgian cyclist Emiel van Lennep (1915–1996), Dutch diplomat and Minister of State Emiel Mellaard, Dutch long…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
The Story of Emiel
Emiel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1921: 11 births, good for #2,632 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Emiels. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 103 Emiels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Emiel
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About the name Emiel
Emiel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 103 births in the dataset. Emiel's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #2,632. Use the chart and map above to compare Emiel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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