Recorded 1923–1942 Girls' name Peak 1923 21 births

Emajean — girls' name

21 babies named Emajean in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111930s51940s5

The verdict

21 girls have been named Emajean since 1923, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1942.

21
total births
1923–1942
years on record
1920s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Emajean was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

6 babies were named Emajean in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emajean

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Emajean between 1923 and 1942, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emajean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emajean performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Emajean shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emajean 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 21 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.

Emajean at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

21

Since 1923

20 years of records

Peak year

1923

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1923

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1942

Emajean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1923

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1923)
6
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.5 1942193819291923 6

Emajean by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 52% of Emajean's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emajean?
21 babies have been named Emajean since 1923. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1923 with 6 births.
When was Emajean most popular?
Emajean was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Emajean been used?
Emajean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 20 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Emajean?
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, 1923–1942 (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.