Boys' name · since 1971
Emad
847 babies named Emad in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,709 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,960 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 847
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
847 babies have been named Emad since 1971, making it today's #2960 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Emad recorded 847 times among boys since 1971, holding rank #2960 nationally today, ahead of 79% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #5,709 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,960 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 847 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emad ranks #5,709 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,960 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 847 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,709 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,960 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 847
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emad's 847 recorded births place it above 87.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Emad compares
847 Top 34% higher than 66% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Emad's all-time total is 130% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 847 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Emad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emad's full recorded timeline at 1999, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Emad by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (213 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Emad's strongest decade.
213 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Emad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 57
1970s
57 births
- 1980s
1980s
107 births
- 1990s
1990s
164 births
- 2000s
2000s
133 births
- 2010s
2010s
213 births
- 2020s
2020s
173 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 213 births (25% of all-time use).
How Emad compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Emad's total volume
Emad by state
Where Emad concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 79 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 16 | 1.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
79 of 847 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Emad's data
- Emad's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (213 total births) through the 2020s (173) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Emads (79 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
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, 1971–2025 (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 Emad 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.