Unisex name · since 1917

Emo

15 babies named Emo in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#31,322 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 1917
1910s
peak decade

Emo is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 15 have been recorded since 1917.

Emo has 15 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1925.

  • #31,322 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 15 born since 1917
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emo ranks #31,322 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1917, peaking in the 1910s.

#31,322 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 1917
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Emo's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Emo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Emo's SSA record in two at 1918 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded.

Emo popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1925

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1917)
5
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
5 191719181925 5

Emo popularity over time - girls

12 total births recorded since 1924 (Emo as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 12 births
4.555.566.577.5 19241926 5

Emo by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).

1910s was Emo's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Emo births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emo? ▼
Emo has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 1917, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #31,322 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1925. 5 babies were born in 1917, its single highest year.
Where does Emo sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emo ranks #31,322 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Emo most popular? ▼
Emo was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Is Emo a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Emo is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 15 births, and as a girl's name it has 12 births.
How long has the name Emo been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Emo since 1917 -- 9 years through the most recent 1925 data.
What names are similar to Emo? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emory, Emon, Emoni, Emori, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Emo's data

  • Emo's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1920s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Emo

Nearby Names Like Emo

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Emo

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#4762 617 births
Emoni Boy
#6616 228 births
Emori Boy
#7068 155 births
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Emo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1917–1925 (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 Emo 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.