Unisex name · since 1980
Emon
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 617 babies named Emon, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,942 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,762 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 617
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
617 babies have been named Emon since 1980, making it today's #4762 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Emon recorded 617 times among boys since 1980, holding rank #4762 nationally today, ahead of 66% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #6,942 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,762 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 617 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emon ranks #6,942 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,762 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 617 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,942 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,762 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 617
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emon's 617 recorded births place it above 84.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Emon compares
617 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Emon's all-time total is 67% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 617 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Emon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emon's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Emon popularity over time - girls
90 total births recorded since 1990 (Emon as girls' name)
Emon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (176 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Emon's strongest decade.
176 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Emon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
176 births
- 2010s
2010s
160 births
- 2020s
2020s
140 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 176 births (29% of all-time use).
How Emon 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 Emon's total volume
Emon by state
Where Emon concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8 | 1.3% |
8 of 617 births nationwide.
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What to do with Emon's data
- Emon's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (176 total births) through the 2020s (140) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Emons (8 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 Emon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Emon 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.