Total births
80
Girls' name · since 2008
Emirah
Emirah has 80 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12995
- among girls today
- 80
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 27%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Emirah is the #12995 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 80 recorded since 2008.
Emirah has 80 recorded births among girls since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12995 as of the latest data, more common than 27% of girls, 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 2008 to 2025.
- #12995 among girls today
- 80 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
- 27% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Emirah is currently the #12995 girls' name in America, more common than 27% of girls - 80 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12995
- among girls today
- 80
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 27%
- more common than other girls
Emirah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12995
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 27% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Emirah was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
14 babies were named Emirah in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Emirah compares
80 21st percentile among 17,726 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
Emirah's all-time total is 79% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emirah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 80 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 48 | 19,840 |
Emirah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emirah's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2015, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emirah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#12,995
Active since
2008
Emirah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Emirah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Emirah's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Emirah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
27 births
- 2020s
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 47 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Emirah? ▼
Since 2008, Social Security records show 80 babies named Emirah. Today it holds rank #12995 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 14 births.
When was Emirah most popular? ▼
Emirah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Emirah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Emirah since 2008 -- 18 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Emirah? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Emirah
Nearby Names Like Emirah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Emirah
Emily Girl
#25 896,487 births
Emilia Girl
#43 69,076 births
Emilie Girl
#1390 26,654 births
Emilee Girl
#1699 24,019 births
Emi Girl
#995 4,360 births
Compare Emirah side by side: Emirah vs Emily Emirah vs Emilia Emirah vs Emilie
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Emirah
Emeliana #12994
36 births · Peak 2022
Enyla #12996
123 births · Peak 2021
Deriyah #12993
174 births · Peak 2011
Erabella #12997
290 births · Peak 2017
Dayzie #12992
27 births · Peak 2012
Ishitha #12998
108 births · Peak 2025
Ayrabella #12991
263 births · Peak 2012
Kahmani #12999
36 births · Peak 2024
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2008–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Emirah: #12995 Girls' Name - 80 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/emirah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Emirah 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 July 2026.