Recorded 2003–2010 Girls' name Peak 2003 13 births

Emijah — girls' name

13 babies named Emijah in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

13 girls have been named Emijah since 2003, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2010.

13
total births
2003–2010
years on record
2000s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Emijah was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

8 babies were named Emijah in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emijah

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Emijah between 2003 and 2010, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emijah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emijah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Emijah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emijah 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 13 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.

Emijah at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

13

Since 2003

8 years of records

Peak year

2003

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

2003

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2010

Emijah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2003

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2003)
8
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
456789 20102003 8

Emijah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
8 births that decade — 62% of Emijah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emijah?
13 babies have been named Emijah since 2003. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2003 with 8 births.
When was Emijah most popular?
Emijah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Emijah been used?
Emijah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 8 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Emijah?
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.

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, 2003–2010 (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.