US rank #9958 Girls' name Peak 2021 129 births

Emika — #9958 US girls' name

129 babies named Emika in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s142010s532020s62
#9958
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 44% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Emika was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

18 babies were named Emika in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emika

The Social Security Administration has registered 129 babies named Emika between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emika currently holds the #9958 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emika performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Emika shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Emika in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emika 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 129 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.

Emika at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

129

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2021

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#9,958

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
18
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 20242022202020162013201120092003 6

Emika by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
62 births that decade — 48% of Emika's all-time total
2000s142010s532020s62

Emika by state

Where Emika concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Emika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 12.4%
California share of Emika's total US births 12.4%

16 of 129 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emika?
129 babies have been named Emika since 2003. It currently ranks #9958 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 18 births.
When was Emika most popular?
Emika was most popular in the 2020s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Emika most popular?
The top states for the name Emika are California (16 births).
How long has the name Emika been used?
Emika has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emika?
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.

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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, 2003–2024 (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.