Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2019

Emani

Gender Unisex · 93% girls Rank 2025 #1,375 Trend ↓ Falling 19%
Rank 2025
#1,375
among girls · ↓60 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
174
named Emani · -13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,045
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
289 babies
All-time total
6,783
#2,213 all-time among girls
First recorded
1990
in Social Security records

Emani popularity over time

6,783 babies have been named Emani since 1990, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 974 69 1,043 104 – #1,018
2000s 1,953 132 2,085 209 +100% #1,086
2010s 2,110 139 2,249 225 +8% #956
2020s (to 2025) 1,292 114 1,406 234 +4% #984

Where Emani is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 156 0.10 outside top 500
2027 153 0.10 outside top 500
2028 150 0.09 outside top 500
2029 148 0.09 outside top 500
2030 146 0.09 outside top 500

Where Emani is most popular

Girls named Emani per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.127 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Georgia, and North Carolina.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Emani born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 53 0.606 +376%
Georgia 76 0.335 +163%
North Carolina 55 0.242 +90%
Tennessee 31 0.196 +54%
Florida 80 0.187 +47%
Alabama 17 0.181 +42%
Texas 127 0.158 +24%
Arizona 22 0.157 +23%
Illinois 35 0.153 +20%
South Carolina 13 0.145 +14%
Pennsylvania 29 0.123 ≈ national
California 102 0.121 -5%
Indiana 17 0.121 -5%
Missouri 14 0.116 -9%
Arkansas 6 0.114 -11%
Michigan 20 0.110 -14%
Oklahoma 8 0.109 -15%
Nevada 5 0.108 -15%
Mississippi 5 0.107 -16%
New York 33 0.083 -35%
Maryland 7 0.066 -48%
New Jersey 11 0.061 -52%
Virginia 10 0.059 -54%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -64%
Ohio 10 0.042 -67%
Washington 5 0.035 -73%
Alaska – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Emani

Emani is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,375 in 2025 with 160 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1990, 6,783 American babies have been named Emani, about 93% girls and 7% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2019, when 289 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Emani stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Emani?

The median living Emani is about 14 years old; half are between 6 and 22. An estimated 6,700 people named Emani are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Emani year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 160 #1,375 14 #6,220
2024 175 #1,315 24 #4,352
2023 212 #1,148 23 #4,499
2022 249 #1,030 19 #5,086
2021 237 #1,064 17 #5,403
2020 259 #984 17 #5,317
2019 276 #956 13 #6,527
2018 164 #1,373 19 #4,983
2017 169 #1,365 8 #9,092
2016 191 #1,273 13 #6,458
2015 212 #1,190 9 #8,243
2014 250 #1,038 11 #7,192
2013 235 #1,058 15 #5,742
2012 223 #1,116 14 #6,092
2011 181 #1,305 19 #4,871
2010 209 #1,161 18 #5,101
2009 175 #1,360 21 #4,634
2008 231 #1,117 20 #4,773
2007 218 #1,166 9 #8,393
2006 212 #1,153 9 #8,199
2005 182 #1,246 11 #6,769
2004 171 #1,262 8 #8,366
2003 203 #1,086 15 #5,110
2002 186 #1,123 11 #6,211
2001 192 #1,103 13 #5,464
2000 183 #1,117 15 #4,861
1995 92 #1,615 7 #7,240
1990 9 #8,695 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Emani, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Emani?

The median living Emani is about 14 years old. Half of all living Emanis are between 6 and 22 years old.

How many people named Emani are alive today?

An estimated 6,700 people named Emani are alive in the United States, based on 6,783 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Emani in 2025?

Emani ranked #1,375 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 160 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Emani?

6,783 babies have been named Emani in the United States since 1990, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Emani most popular?

Emani peaked in 2019, when 289 newborns received the name.

Is Emani a boy or girl name?

Emani is used for both: about 93% of babies named Emani have been girls and 7% boys.

Is the name Emani rising or falling?

Emani is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Emani become more popular?

Emani is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 146 girls named Emani in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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