Boys' name · since 1924
Emeric
691 babies named Emeric in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,497 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,577 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 691
- born since 1924
- 2020s
- peak decade
691 babies have been named Emeric since 1924, making it today's #1577 boys' name.
Emeric has 691 recorded births among boys since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1577 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of boys, 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 1924 to 2025.
- #6,497 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,577 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 691 born since 1924
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emeric ranks #6,497 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,577 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 691 born since 1924, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,497 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,577 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 691
- born since 1924
- 2020s
- peak decade
Emeric's 691 recorded births place it above 85.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Emeric compares
691 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Emeric's all-time total is 87% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emeric | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 691 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 108 | 34 | 22,252 |
Emeric's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emeric splits its recorded history at 2013: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 108 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emeric popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 108
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Emeric by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (319 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Emeric's strongest decade.
319 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Emeric births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 56
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
295 births
- 2020s
2020s
319 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 319 births (46% of all-time use).
How Emeric compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Emeric's total volume
Emeric by state
Where Emeric concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 25 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 23 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 16 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #7 | New York | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
25 of 691 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Emeric appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Emerics (25 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Emeric: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Emeric 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.