US rank #558 Boys' name Peak 2024 5,066 births

Emir — #558 US boys' name

5,066 babies named Emir in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#558
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 96% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Emir was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

530 babies were named Emir in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emir

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,066 babies named Emir between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Emir currently holds the #558 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 530 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emir performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 2,264 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Emir shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 724 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Emir in 34 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emir 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 5,066 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.

Emir at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

5,066

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2024

530 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#558

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emir popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
530
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
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Emir popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2023 (Emir as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2023 5

Emir by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
2,264 births that decade — 45% of Emir's all-time total
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Emir by state

Where Emir concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emir
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
724 14.3%
#2 New York
522 10.3%
#3 Texas
486 9.6%
#4 Florida
334 6.6%
#5 Illinois
246 4.9%
#6 New Jersey
177 3.5%
#7 Georgia
176 3.5%
#8 North Carolina
124 2.4%
California share of Emir's total US births 14.3%
Even split

724 of 5,066 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.

Emir appears in 34 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emir?
5,066 babies have been named Emir since 1970. It currently ranks #558 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 530 births.
When was Emir most popular?
Emir was most popular in the 2020s decade with 2,264 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Emir most popular?
The top states for the name Emir are California (724 births), New York (522 births), Texas (486 births).
How long has the name Emir been used?
Emir has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emilio, Emiliano, Emil, Emile, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1970–2024 (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.