Total births
172
Girls' name · since 1999
Emara
Emara has 172 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6825
- among girls today
- 172
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 61%
- more common than other girls
172 babies have been named Emara since 1999, making it today's #6825 girls' name.
Emara has 172 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6825 as of the latest data, more common than 61% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #6825 among girls today
- 172 born since 1999
- 2020s peak decade
- 61% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Emara is currently the #6825 girls' name in America, more common than 61% of girls - 172 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6825
- among girls today
- 172
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 61%
- more common than other girls
Emara vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#6825
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 61% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Emara was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
29 babies were named Emara in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Emara compares
172 34th percentile among 17,726 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
Emara's all-time total is 55% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emara | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 172 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 48 | 19,840 |
Emara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emara's full recorded timeline at 2018, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emara at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#6,825
Active since
1999
Emara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Emara by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Emara's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Emara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
43 births
- 2020s
2020s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 96 births (56% of all-time use).
Emara by state
Where Emara concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.9% |
New York share of Emara's total US births 2.9%
5 of 172 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Emara? ▼
Emara has been given to 172 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #6825 as of the latest data. 29 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Emara most popular? ▼
Emara was most popular in the 2020s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Emara most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Emara are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Emara been used? ▼
Records for Emara go back to 1999, giving 27 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Emara? ▼
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.
What to do with Emara's data
- New York records the most Emaras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Emara
Nearby Names Like Emara
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Emara
Emani Girl
#1315 6,329 births
Ema Girl
#1560 4,857 births
Emalee Girl
#6680 3,814 births
Eman Girl
#2809 2,238 births
Emaline Girl
#3178 1,901 births
Compare Emara side by side: Emara vs Emani Emara vs Ema Emara vs Emalee
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Emara: #6825 Girls' Name - 172 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/emara. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Emara 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 June 2026.