Recorded 1917–2016 Girls' name Peak 1924 206 births

Emagene — girls' name

206 babies named Emagene in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s211920s1231930s511940s62010s5
1920s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Emagene was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

18 babies were named Emagene in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emagene

The Social Security Administration has registered 206 babies named Emagene between 1917 and 2016, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emagene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emagene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Emagene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Emagene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emagene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 206 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Emagene at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

206

Since 1917

100 years of records

Peak year

1924

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1917

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2016

Emagene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1917

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1924)
18
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
05101520 201619371934193019271924192119181917 9

Emagene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
123 births that decade — 60% of Emagene's all-time total
1910s211920s1231930s511940s62010s5

Emagene by state

Where Emagene concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Emagene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
6 2.9%
Ohio share of Emagene's total US births 2.9%

6 of 206 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emagene?
206 babies have been named Emagene since 1917. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1924 with 18 births.
When was Emagene most popular?
Emagene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Emagene most popular?
The top states for the name Emagene are Ohio (6 births).
How long has the name Emagene been used?
Emagene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 100 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Emagene?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.