Girls' name · since 1916

Emiko

Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 1,850 babies named Emiko, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#4,949 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,829 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,850
born since 1916
2010s
peak decade

1,850 babies have been named Emiko since 1916, making it today's #2829 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emiko has been recorded 1,850 times among girls since 1916, currently ranked #2829 nationally and more common than 84% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.

  • #4,949 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,829 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,850 born since 1916
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emiko ranks #4,949 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,829 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,850 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.

#4,949 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,829 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,850
born since 1916
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%83.6%
Emiko vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Emiko's 1,850 recorded births place it above 93.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

6 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Emiko compares

1,850 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Emiko's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Emiko Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,850 376 567,345
Peak-year births 64 21 19,840

Emiko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Emiko splits its recorded history at 1982: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 64 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Emiko popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
64
Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
020406080 191619271938197219831994200520162025 60

Emiko popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 2010 (Emiko as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 2010 5

Emiko by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (414 births, 22% of the file).

2010s was Emiko's strongest decade.

414 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.

Emiko births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 414 births (22% of all-time use).

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

How Emiko compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Emiko's total volume

Emiko vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -45, 6.8%-33, 5.8%-65, 6.6%-39, 6.1%-60, 7.8%-100, 3.9%-21, 11%-30, 9.4%-79, 3.8%-112, 4.6%-61, 3.6%-56, 4.8%-56, 3.9%-115, 1.7%-130, 3.9%Emiko-110, 3.5%Emiko
Emiko vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Emiko by state

Where Emiko concentrates geographically, total births since 1916

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Emiko
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
641 34.6%
#2 Hawaii
174 9.4%
#3 Texas
10 0.5%
#4 Washington
10 0.5%
#5 Utah
6 0.3%
#6 Florida
5 0.3%
California share of Emiko's total US births 34.6%
Even split

641 of 1,850 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emiko?
Emiko has been given to 1,850 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #4,949 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #2,829 of 17,297. 64 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
Where does Emiko sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emiko ranks #4,949 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,829 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Emiko most popular?
Emiko was most popular in the 2010s decade with 414 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Emiko most popular?
The top states for the name Emiko are California (641 births), Hawaii (174 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Emiko been used?
Records for Emiko go back to 1916, giving 110 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Emiko?
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 Emiko's data

  • Emiko's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (414 total births) through the 2020s (356) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Emikos (641 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

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

Keep exploring Emiko

Nearby Names Like Emiko

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

Names with a similar popularity rank to Emiko

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Emiko: 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, 1916–2025 (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 Emiko 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.