US rank #4121 Unisex name Peak 2023 596 births

Emon — #4121 US boys' name

596 babies named Emon in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s291990s1122000s1762010s1602020s119
#4121
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 71% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Emon was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

31 babies were named Emon in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emon

The Social Security Administration has registered 596 babies named Emon between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Emon currently holds the #4121 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 31 babies received it in a single year. Emon is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 90 additional births since 1990.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 176 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Emon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Emon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emon 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 596 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.

Emon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

596

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2023

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,121

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
31
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
010203040 202420192014200920041999199419881980 6

Emon popularity over time — girls

90 total births recorded since 1990 (Emon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 90 births
468101214 201020052004200219991998199719961995199419931990 5

Emon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
176 births that decade — 30% of Emon's all-time total
1980s291990s1122000s1762010s1602020s119

Emon by state

Where Emon concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Emon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
8 1.3%
California share of Emon's total US births 1.3%

8 of 596 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emon?
596 babies have been named Emon since 1980. It currently ranks #4121 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 31 births.
When was Emon most popular?
Emon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 176 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Emon most popular?
The top states for the name Emon are California (8 births).
Is Emon a unisex name?
Yes, Emon is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 596 births, and as a girl's name it has 90 births.
How long has the name Emon been used?
Emon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emory, Emoni, Emori, Emonte, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1980–2024 (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.