Boys' name · since 1994

Emran

528 babies named Emran in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#7,634 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,098 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
528
born since 1994
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Emran is the #4098 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 528 recorded since 1994.

Emran has 528 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4098 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.

  • #7,634 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,098 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 528 born since 1994
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emran ranks #7,634 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,098 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 528 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.

#7,634 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,098 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
528
born since 1994
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%70.5%
Emran vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Emran's 528 recorded births place it above 83.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Emran compares

528 Top 43% higher than 57% 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

Emran's all-time total is 43% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Emran Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 528 369 358,536
Peak-year births 41 34 22,252

Emran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Emran's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Emran popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
41
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
01020304050 19942002200820122016202020242025 26

Emran by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (290 births, 55% of the file).

2010s was Emran's strongest decade.

290 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Emran births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 290 births (55% of all-time use).

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

How Emran 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 Emran's total volume

Emran vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -27, 18.4%-36, 6.3%-130, 4.4%-31, 7%-54, 4.4%-50, 3.8%-112, 3.6%-25, 11.4%-112, 9.5%-26, 11.2%-106, 7.9%-37, 5.9%-32, 5.1%-112, 4.2%-50, 4.7%Emran-32, 7.8%Emran
Emran vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Emran by state

Where Emran concentrates geographically, total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Emran
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
28 5.3%
#2 Minnesota
21 4.0%
#3 Texas
9 1.7%
#4 New York
6 1.1%
California share of Emran's total US births 5.3%
Even split

28 of 528 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emran?
Emran has been given to 528 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #7,634 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #4,098 of 13,930. 41 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
Where does Emran sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emran ranks #7,634 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,098 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Emran most popular?
Emran was most popular in the 2010s decade with 290 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Emran most popular?
The top states for the name Emran are California (28 births), Minnesota (21 births), Texas (9 births).
How long has the name Emran been used?
Records for Emran go back to 1994, giving 32 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Emran?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emrys, Emre, Emry, Emrick, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Emran's data

  • Emran's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (290 total births) through the 2020s (151) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Emrans (28 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.

Keep exploring Emran

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Emran: 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, 1994–2025 (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 Emran 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.