Recorded 2004–2017 Girls' name Peak 2012 47 births

Eme — girls' name

47 babies named Eme in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s192010s28

The verdict

47 girls have been named Eme since 2004, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.

47
total births
2004–2017
years on record
2010s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Eme was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

9 babies were named Eme in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eme

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Eme between 2004 and 2017, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eme currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eme performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Eme shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eme 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 47 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.

Eme at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

47

Since 2004

14 years of records

Peak year

2012

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

2004

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2017

Eme popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2004

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2012)
9
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
45678910 2017201520122010200820062004 7

Eme by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
28 births that decade — 60% of Eme's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eme?
47 babies have been named Eme since 2004. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2012 with 9 births.
When was Eme most popular?
Eme was most popular in the 2010s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Eme been used?
Eme has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 14 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Eme?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emery, Emerson, Emely, Emersyn, 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, 2004–2017 (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.