Girls' name · since 2002

Emia

63 babies named Emia in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#32,286 of 72,339
all-time among girls
63
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade

63 girls have been named Emia since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Emia has 63 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2024.

  • #32,286 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 63 born since 2002
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emia ranks #32,286 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 63 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.

#32,286 of 72,339
all-time among girls
63
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Emia's 63 recorded births place it above 55.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Emia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Emia splits its recorded history at 2008: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Emia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2006)
11
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
4681012 2002200320042005200620082009201320182024 5

Emia by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (46 births, 73% of the file).

2000s was Emia's strongest decade.

46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.

Emia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 46 births (73% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emia?
63 babies have been named Emia since 2002. All-time, it sits at #32,286 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2024. The peak year was 2006 with 11 births.
Where does Emia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emia ranks #32,286 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Emia most popular?
Emia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Emia been used?
Emia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emily, Emilia, Emilie, Emilee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Emia's data

  • Emia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Emia

Nearby Names Like Emia

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Emia

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Emia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2002–2024 (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 Emia 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.