Girls' name · since 2003
Emijah
Emijah has 13 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #50,895 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
13 girls have been named Emijah since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Emijah recorded 13 times among girls since 2003, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2010.
- #50,895 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 13 born since 2003
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emijah ranks #50,895 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.
- #50,895 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emijah's 13 recorded births place it above 28.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Emijah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emijah splits its recorded history at 2010: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emijah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2010
- Peak year (2003)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Emijah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (8 births, 62% of the file).
2000s was Emijah's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Emijah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
8 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 8 births (62% of all-time use).
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What to do with Emijah's data
- Emijah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (8 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Emijah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~7 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, 2003–2010 (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 Emijah 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.