Boys' name · since 1920

Emzy

6 babies named Emzy in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#37,513 of 45,481
all-time among boys
6
born since 1920
1920s
peak decade

Emzy is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 6 have been recorded since 1920.

Emzy has 6 recorded births among boys since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1920.

  • #37,513 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 6 born since 1920
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emzy ranks #37,513 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.

#37,513 of 45,481
all-time among boys
6
born since 1920
1920s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Emzy's 6 recorded births place it above 14.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Emzy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1920

Last recorded 1920
Peak year (1920)
6
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
6 1920 6

Emzy by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (6 births, 100% of the file).

1920s was Emzy's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Emzy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 6 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emzy?
6 babies have been named Emzy since 1920. All-time, it sits at #37,513 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1920. The peak year was 1920 with 6 births.
Where does Emzy sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emzy ranks #37,513 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Emzy most popular?
Emzy was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Emzy been used?
Emzy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 1 year of data through 1920.
What names are similar to Emzy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emzie. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Emzy: 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, 1920–1920 (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 Emzy 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.