Boys' name · since 1956
Emerito
Emerito has 16 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,671 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
16 boys have been named Emerito since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Emerito has 16 recorded births among boys since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1981.
- #30,671 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 16 born since 1956
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emerito ranks #30,671 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1956, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,671 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Emerito's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Emerito's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emerito splits its recorded history at 1961: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emerito popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1981
- Peak year (1981)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Emerito by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (6 births, 38% of the file).
1980s was Emerito's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Emerito births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).
Emerito by state
Where Emerito concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 31.3% |
5 of 16 births nationwide.
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What to do with Emerito's data
- New York records the most Emeritos (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Emerito: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1956–1981 (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 Emerito 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.