Boys' name · since 1970
Emir
Emir has 5,615 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,661 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #551 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,615
- born since 1970
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emir is the #551 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 5,615 recorded since 1970.
Emir has 5,615 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #551 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #1,661 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #551 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,615 born since 1970
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emir ranks #1,661 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #551 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,615 born since 1970, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,661 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #551 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,615
- born since 1970
- 2020s
- peak decade
Emir's 5,615 recorded births place it above 96.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Emir compares
5,615 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Emir's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,615 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 546 | 34 | 22,252 |
Emir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emir's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 95% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 5%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 546, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emir popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 546
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Emir popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2023 (Emir as girls' name)
Emir by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,813 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Emir's strongest decade.
2,813 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Emir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 54
1970s
54 births
- 1980s 70
1980s
70 births
- 1990s 204
1990s
204 births
- 2000s 879
2000s
879 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,595 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,813 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,813 births (50% of all-time use).
How Emir compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Emir's total volume
Emir by state
Where Emir concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 793 | 14.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 571 | 10.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 557 | 9.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 371 | 6.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 275 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 206 | 3.7% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 200 | 3.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 143 | 2.5% |
793 of 5,615 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Emir appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emir's data
- California records the most Emirs (793 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 Emir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Emir 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.