US rank #11535 Girls' name Peak 2007 511 births

Emya — #11535 US girls' name

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.

1990s222000s2662010s1772020s46
#11535
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 35% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Emya was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

40 babies were named Emya in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emya

The Social Security Administration has registered 511 babies named Emya between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emya currently holds the #11535 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 266 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Emya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Emya in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emya 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 511 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.

Emya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

511

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2007

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,535

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
40
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200420001998 10

Emya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
266 births that decade — 52% of Emya's all-time total
1990s222000s2662010s1772020s46

Emya by state

Where Emya concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Emya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.0%
#2 Florida
5 1.0%
#3 Georgia
5 1.0%
California share of Emya's total US births 1.0%
Even split

5 of 511 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emya?
511 babies have been named Emya since 1998. It currently ranks #11535 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 40 births.
When was Emya most popular?
Emya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 266 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Emya most popular?
The top states for the name Emya are California (5 births), Florida (5 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Emya been used?
Emya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emy, Emylee, Emylia, Emylie, and 4 more. 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, 1998–2024 (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.