Unisex name · since 1997
Emori
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 1,386 babies named Emori, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,568 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,386
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emori is the #1568 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,386 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emori has been recorded 1,386 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #1568 nationally and more common than 91% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #6,005 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,568 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,386 born since 1997
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emori ranks #6,005 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,568 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,386 born since 1997, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,568 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,386
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Emori's 1,386 recorded births place it above 91.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Emori compares
1,386 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 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
Emori's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emori | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,386 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 141 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emori's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emori's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 141, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emori popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 141
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Emori popularity over time - boys
155 total births recorded since 2006 (Emori as boys' name)
Emori by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (769 births, 55% of the file).
2020s was Emori's strongest decade.
769 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Emori births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 129
2000s
129 births
- 2010s
2010s
471 births
- 2020s
2020s
769 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 769 births (55% of all-time use).
How Emori compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Emori's total volume
Emori by state
Where Emori concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 212 | 15.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 99 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 70 | 5.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 67 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 48 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 37 | 2.7% |
| #7 | California | | 36 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Florida | | 34 | 2.5% |
212 of 1,386 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Emori appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Emoris (212 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Emori: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Emori 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.