Recorded 2008–2025 Boys' name Peak 2021 111 births

Emperor — boys' name

111 babies named Emperor in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s512020s54

The verdict

111 boys have been named Emperor since 2008, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.

111
total births
2008–2025
years on record
2020s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Emperor was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

15 babies were named Emperor in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emperor

The Social Security Administration has registered 111 babies named Emperor between 2008 and 2025, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Emperor currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emperor performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Emperor shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emperor 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 111 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.

Emperor at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

111

Since 2008

18 years of records

Peak year

2021

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2008

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2025

Emperor popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2008

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2021)
15
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
05101520 202520232022202120202019201820172016201520122008 6

Emperor by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
54 births that decade — 49% of Emperor's all-time total
2000s62010s512020s54

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emperor?
111 babies have been named Emperor since 2008. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2021 with 15 births.
When was Emperor most popular?
Emperor was most popular in the 2020s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Emperor been used?
Emperor has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 18 years of data through 2025.

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, 2008–2025 (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.