US rank #4632 Girls' name Peak 2023 344 births

Emunah — #4632 US girls' name

344 babies named Emunah in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s432010s1502020s151
#4632
of 17,661 girls in use

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

2020s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Emunah was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

40 babies were named Emunah in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emunah

The Social Security Administration has registered 344 babies named Emunah between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emunah currently holds the #4632 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emunah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 151 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Emunah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 46 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Emunah in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emunah 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 344 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.

Emunah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

344

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2023

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,632

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emunah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
40
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
01020304050 20242021201820152012200920062005 6

Emunah by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
151 births that decade — 44% of Emunah's all-time total
2000s432010s1502020s151

Emunah by state

Where Emunah concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Emunah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
46 13.4%
#2 Florida
16 4.7%
#3 California
11 3.2%
#4 New Jersey
5 1.5%
New York share of Emunah's total US births 13.4%
Even split

46 of 344 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emunah?
344 babies have been named Emunah since 2005. It currently ranks #4632 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 40 births.
When was Emunah most popular?
Emunah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 151 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Emunah most popular?
The top states for the name Emunah are New York (46 births), Florida (16 births), California (11 births).
How long has the name Emunah been used?
Emunah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emunah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emuna. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2005–2024 (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.