Unisex name · since 2007
Emmaus
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 210 babies named Emmaus, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,656 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,359 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 210
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emmaus is the #5359 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 210 recorded since 2007.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmaus has been recorded 210 times among boys since 2007, currently ranked #5359 nationally and more common than 62% of boys, 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 2007 to 2025.
- #12,656 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,359 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 210 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmaus ranks #12,656 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,359 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 210 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,656 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,359 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 210
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emmaus's 210 recorded births place it above 72.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Emmaus compares
210 39th percentile among 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
Emmaus's all-time total is 43% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emmaus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 210 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Emmaus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emmaus's full recorded timeline at 2017, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emmaus popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Emmaus popularity over time - girls
13 total births recorded since 2013 (Emmaus as girls' name)
Emmaus by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (102 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Emmaus's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Emmaus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s
2020s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 102 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Emmaus's data
- Emmaus's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (102 total births) through the 2020s (97) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Emmaus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2007–2025 (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 Emmaus 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.