Unisex name · since 1972
Eman
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 2,238 babies named Eman, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,371 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,703 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,238
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Eman is the #2703 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,238 recorded since 1972.
Eman has 2,238 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2703 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #4,371 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,703 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,238 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eman ranks #4,371 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,703 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,238 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,371 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,703 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,238
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Eman's 2,238 recorded births place it above 93.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Eman compares
2,238 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Eman's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eman | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,238 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eman's full recorded timeline at 1999, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 79 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eman popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Eman popularity over time - boys
335 total births recorded since 1977 (Eman as boys' name)
Eman by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (645 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Eman's strongest decade.
645 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Eman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 75
1970s
75 births
- 1980s 247
1980s
247 births
- 1990s
1990s
417 births
- 2000s
2000s
645 births
- 2010s
2010s
511 births
- 2020s
2020s
343 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 645 births (29% of all-time use).
How Eman 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 Eman's total volume
Eman by state
Where Eman concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 238 | 10.6% |
| #2 | California | | 210 | 9.4% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 145 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 116 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 106 | 4.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 83 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 47 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Florida | | 17 | 0.8% |
238 of 2,238 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Eman appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eman's data
- Eman's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (645 total births) through the 2020s (343) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Emans (238 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Eman 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.