Girls' name · since 1917
Emagene
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 206 babies named Emagene, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,516 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 206
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Emagene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 206 recorded since 1917.
Emagene has 206 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2016.
- #19,516 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 206 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emagene ranks #19,516 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 206 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,516 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 206
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Emagene's 206 recorded births place it above 72.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Emagene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emagene's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emagene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2016
- Peak year (1924)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Emagene by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (123 births, 60% of the file).
1920s was Emagene's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Emagene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 21
1910s
21 births
- 1920s
1920s
123 births
- 1930s
1930s
51 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 123 births (60% of all-time use).
Emagene by state
Where Emagene concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 6 | 2.9% |
6 of 206 births nationwide.
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- Emagene's decade-level peak was the 1920s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Emagenes (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Emagene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1917–2016 (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 Emagene 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.