Unisex name · since 1990
Emani
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 6,329 babies named Emani, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,377 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,329
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emani is the #1377 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 6,329 recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emani has been recorded 6,329 times among girls since 1990, currently ranked #1377 nationally and more common than 92% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #2,213 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,377 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,329 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emani ranks #2,213 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,377 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,329 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,377 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,329
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emani's 6,329 recorded births place it above 96.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Emani compares
6,329 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Emani's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,329 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 276 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emani's full recorded timeline at 2008, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 276 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emani popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 276
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Emani popularity over time - boys
454 total births recorded since 1994 (Emani as boys' name)
Emani by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,110 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Emani's strongest decade.
2,110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Emani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
974 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,953 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,110 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,292 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,110 births (33% of all-time use).
How Emani 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 Emani's total volume
Emani by state
Where Emani concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 619 | 9.8% |
| #2 | California | | 526 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 487 | 7.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 388 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 363 | 5.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 334 | 5.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 315 | 5.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 283 | 4.5% |
619 of 6,329 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Emani appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emani's data
- Emani's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,110 total births) through the 2020s (1,292) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Emanis (619 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 Emani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Emani 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.