Spanish form of Latin Aemilianus — rival; eager. Emiliano Zapata led the peasant armies of the Mexican Revolution.
Emiliano ranks 94th among American boys in 2025, with 3,701 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 3,701 babies were given the name, ranking 94th. The typical living American called Emiliano is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.35% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.