Unisex name · since 1993

Emaan

1,351 babies named Emaan in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#6,122 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,379 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,351
born since 1993
2010s
peak decade

Emaan currently ranks #2379 among unisex names in America, with 1,351 babies recorded since 1993.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emaan has been recorded 1,351 times among girls since 1993, currently ranked #2379 nationally and more common than 86% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.

  • #6,122 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,379 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,351 born since 1993
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emaan ranks #6,122 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,379 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,351 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.

#6,122 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,379 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,351
born since 1993
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%86.2%
Emaan vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Emaan's 1,351 recorded births place it above 91.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

10 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Emaan compares

1,351 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Emaan's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Emaan Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,351 376 567,345
Peak-year births 76 21 19,840

Emaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Emaan splits its recorded history at 2011: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 76 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Emaan popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
76
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
020406080 199320002004200820122016202020242025 76

Emaan popularity over time - boys

132 total births recorded since 2000 (Emaan as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 132 births
05101520 20002011201420182020202220242025 7

Emaan by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (591 births, 44% of the file).

2010s was Emaan's strongest decade.

591 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Emaan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 591 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Emaan compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Emaan's total volume

Emaan vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -49, 7.1%-48, 4.1%-41, 5.4%-22, 7.5%-34, 6.1%-27, 7.8%-120, 2.7%-30, 7.5%-104, 2.7%-29, 9.3%-38, 5.9%-73, 4.9%-54, 4.7%-57, 4.6%-27, 6.7%Emaan-33, 5.6%Emaan
Emaan vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Emaan by state

Where Emaan concentrates geographically, total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emaan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
187 13.8%
#2 California
177 13.1%
#3 Texas
148 11.0%
#4 Virginia
57 4.2%
#5 Illinois
49 3.6%
#6 New Jersey
28 2.1%
#7 Georgia
12 0.9%
#8 Maryland
5 0.4%
New York share of Emaan's total US births 13.8%
Even split

187 of 1,351 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Emaan appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emaan?
1,351 babies have been named Emaan since 1993. All-time, it sits at #6,122 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #2,379 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 76 births.
Where does Emaan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emaan ranks #6,122 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,379 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Emaan most popular?
Emaan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 591 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Emaan most popular?
The top states for the name Emaan are New York (187 births), California (177 births), Texas (148 births).
Is Emaan a unisex name?
Yes, Emaan is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 1,351 births, and as a boy's name it has 132 births.
How long has the name Emaan been used?
Records for Emaan go back to 1993, giving 33 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Emaan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emani, Ema, Emalee, Eman, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Emaan's data

  • Emaan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (591 total births) through the 2020s (404) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Emaans (187 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Emaan

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Emaan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Emaan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.