Boys' name · since 1974
Emeka
Emeka has 481 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,083 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,404 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 481
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
481 babies have been named Emeka since 1974, making it today's #8404 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Emeka recorded 481 times among boys since 1974, holding rank #8404 nationally today, ahead of 40% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #8,083 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,404 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 481 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emeka ranks #8,083 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,404 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 481 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,083 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,404 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 481
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emeka's 481 recorded births place it above 82.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Emeka compares
481 Top 45% higher than 55% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Emeka's all-time total is 30% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emeka | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 481 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Emeka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emeka's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emeka popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Emeka popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 1974 (Emeka as girls' name)
Emeka by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (113 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Emeka's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Emeka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
88 births
- 1990s
1990s
108 births
- 2000s
2000s
113 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 113 births (23% of all-time use).
Emeka by state
Where Emeka concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 481 births nationwide.
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What to do with Emeka's data
- Emeka's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (113 total births) through the 2020s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Emekas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Emeka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Emeka 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.