Recorded 1956–1981 Boys' name Peak 1981 16 births

Emerito — boys' name

16 babies named Emerito in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

16 boys have been named Emerito since 1956, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1981.

16
total births
1956–1981
years on record
1980s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Emerito was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

6 babies were named Emerito in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emerito

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Emerito between 1956 and 1981, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Emerito currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emerito performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Emerito shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Emerito in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emerito 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 16 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.

Emerito at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

16

Since 1956

26 years of records

Peak year

1981

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1956

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1981

Emerito popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1956

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1981)
6
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.5 198119611956 5

Emerito by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
6 births that decade — 38% of Emerito's all-time total
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Emerito by state

Where Emerito concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Emerito
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 31.3%
New York share of Emerito's total US births 31.3%

5 of 16 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emerito?
16 babies have been named Emerito since 1956. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1981 with 6 births.
When was Emerito most popular?
Emerito was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Emerito most popular?
The top states for the name Emerito are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Emerito been used?
Emerito has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 26 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Emerito?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emerson, Emery, Emerick, Emeric, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1956–1981 (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.