US rank #3722 Boys' name Peak 2010 938 births

Emre — #3722 US boys' name

938 babies named Emre in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s301990s1212000s2922010s3282020s162
#3722
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 74% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Emre was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

43 babies were named Emre in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emre

The Social Security Administration has registered 938 babies named Emre between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Emre currently holds the #3722 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emre performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 328 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Emre shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 100 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Emre in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emre 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 938 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.

Emre at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

938

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2010

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,722

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emre popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
43
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
01020304050 202420192014200920041999199419881978 5

Emre popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2020 (Emre as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2020 5

Emre by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
328 births that decade — 35% of Emre's all-time total
1970s51980s301990s1212000s2922010s3282020s162

Emre by state

Where Emre concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Emre
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
100 10.7%
#2 California
49 5.2%
#3 New Jersey
24 2.6%
#4 Florida
15 1.6%
#5 Texas
10 1.1%
#6 Illinois
5 0.5%
#7 Virginia
5 0.5%
New York share of Emre's total US births 10.7%
Even split

100 of 938 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emre?
938 babies have been named Emre since 1978. It currently ranks #3722 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 43 births.
When was Emre most popular?
Emre was most popular in the 2010s decade with 328 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Emre most popular?
The top states for the name Emre are New York (100 births), California (49 births), New Jersey (24 births).
How long has the name Emre been used?
Emre has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emre?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emrys, Emry, Emran, Emrick, 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, 1978–2024 (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.