US rank #2802 Unisex name Peak 2001 2,172 births

Eman — #2802 US unisex name

2,172 babies named Eman in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s741980s2461990s4172000s6452010s5112020s279
#2802
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 84% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Eman was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

79 babies were named Eman in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eman

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,172 babies named Eman between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eman currently holds the #2802 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 79 babies received it in a single year. Eman is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 311 additional births since 1977.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eman performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 645 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Eman shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 233 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Eman in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eman 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 2,172 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.

Eman at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,172

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

2001

79 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,802

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eman popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
79
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
020406080100 202420172010200319961989198219751972 6

Eman popularity over time — boys

311 total births recorded since 1977 (Eman as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 311 births
010203040 202420202016201120072002199619871977 5

Eman by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
645 births that decade — 30% of Eman's all-time total
1970s741980s2461990s4172000s6452010s5112020s279

Eman by state

Where Eman concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Eman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
233 10.7%
#2 California
205 9.4%
#3 Michigan
145 6.7%
#4 Texas
110 5.1%
#5 Illinois
106 4.9%
#6 New Jersey
83 3.8%
#7 Virginia
41 1.9%
#8 Florida
17 0.8%
New York share of Eman's total US births 10.7%
Even split

233 of 2,172 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eman?
2,172 babies have been named Eman since 1972. It currently ranks #2802 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 79 births.
When was Eman most popular?
Eman was most popular in the 2000s decade with 645 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Eman most popular?
The top states for the name Eman are New York (233 births), California (205 births), Michigan (145 births).
Is Eman a unisex name?
Yes, Eman is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 2,172 births, and as a boy's name it has 311 births.
How long has the name Eman been used?
Eman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emani, Ema, Emalee, Emaline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1972–2024 (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.