UK boy's name
Emilis
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Emilis is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Emilis popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3254, with 6 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2014, with 32 births.
This profile covers 309 England and Wales registrations across 19 recorded years from 2006 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, NRS Scotland and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 19% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 321 living people in the UK are called Emilis. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Emilis ranked #3254 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 6 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2014, when 32 boys were registered as Emilis.
- • Emilis ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #346 in 2014.
- • About 321 living people in the UK are estimated to have Emilis as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3254
2024
Births in 2024
6
Latest year
Peak year
2014
32 births
Estimated living
321
2026
Popularity
Emilis over time
The chart below shows babies named Emilis registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2006 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Emilis, the clearest high point is 2014. The latest England and Wales figure is 6 births in 2024, compared with 32 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Emilis by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Emilis was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #2759 | 46 | 5 |
| 2010s | #1218 | 232 | 10 |
| 2000s | #2444 | 31 | 4 |
Geography
Where Emilis is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Emilis. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Emilis ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #346 in 2014.
Across the UK
Emilis in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#548 in 2010
1 years of NRS records, 4 total registered
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#346 in 2014
3 years of NISRA records, 10 total registered
Related
Names similar to Emilis
- Ethan 77,394
- Edward 53,212
- Elliot 23,450
- Elijah 22,369
- Ellis 19,358
- Elliott 16,964
- Evan 14,535
- Ezra 11,838
- Ewan 10,685
- Eli 8,126
- Elias 7,049
- Eric 6,654
FAQ
Emilis: questions and answers
How popular is the name Emilis in the UK right now?
In 2024, Emilis was ranked #3254 for boys in England and Wales, with 6 births registered.
When was Emilis most popular?
The peak year on record was 2014, with 32 babies registered as Emilis in England and Wales.
How many people are called Emilis in the UK?
A total of 309 babies have been registered as Emilis across the 19 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 4 more in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Emilis most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Emilis ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #346 in 2014. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.