Girls' name · since 1998
Emya
511 babies named Emya in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,682 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 511
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 511 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emya has been recorded 511 times among girls since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2024.
- #11,682 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 511 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emya ranks #11,682 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 511 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,682 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 511
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emya's 511 recorded births place it above 83.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Emya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emya's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2024
- Peak year (2007)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Emya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (266 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Emya's strongest decade.
266 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Emya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
266 births
- 2010s
2010s
177 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 266 births (52% of all-time use).
How Emya 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 Emya's total volume
Emya by state
Where Emya concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 511 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Emya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (266 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Emyas (5 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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1998–2024 (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 Emya 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.