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
Emiko's 1,850 recorded births place it above 93.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2022)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Currently ranks #2829 among girls.
1,850 total births across 110 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2022 with 64 births in a single year.
Emiko popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2010 (Emiko as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Emiko accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
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
- 1910s 39
1910s
39 births
- 1920s
1920s
246 births
- 1930s 133
1930s
133 births
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s 105
1970s
105 births
- 1980s 117
1980s
117 births
- 1990s 138
1990s
138 births
- 2000s
2000s
260 births
- 2010s
2010s
414 births
- 2020s
2020s
356 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 414 births (22% of all-time use).
Emiko decade highlights
- Peak decade 414 births
- Runner-up 356 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Emiko concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| 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% |
641 of 1,850 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 34.6% of nationwide
- Hawaii 9.4% of nationwide
- Texas 0.5% of nationwide
- Washington 0.5% of nationwide
- Utah 0.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 6 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 34.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~109 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, 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.
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