Recorded 1964–2016 Girls' name Peak 2006 37 births

Emese — girls' name

37 babies named Emese in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s51990s52000s112010s11

The verdict

37 girls have been named Emese since 1964, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2016.

37
total births
1964–2016
years on record
2000s
peak decade
30%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Emese was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

6 babies were named Emese in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emese

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Emese between 1964 and 2016, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emese currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emese performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Emese shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emese 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 37 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.

Emese at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

37

Since 1964

53 years of records

Peak year

2006

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1964

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2016

Emese popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1964

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2006)
6
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
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Emese by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 30% of Emese's all-time total
1960s51970s51990s52000s112010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emese?
37 babies have been named Emese since 1964. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2006 with 6 births.
When was Emese most popular?
Emese was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Emese been used?
Emese has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 53 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Emese?
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, 1964–2016 (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.