Unisex name ★ peaked 2023

Emari

Gender Unisex · 50% girls Rank 2025 #2,040 Trend ↑ Rising 61%
Rank 2025
#2,040
among boys · ↑65 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
104
named Emari · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 23,398
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2023
117 babies
All-time total
2,355
#4,624 all-time among boys
First recorded
1988
in Social Security records

Emari popularity over time

2,355 babies have been named Emari since 1988, 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
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 – – – – – –
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1980s 5 – 5 1 – –
1990s 128 82 210 21 +4100% #3,411
2000s 361 283 644 64 +207% #2,716
2010s 426 441 867 87 +35% #2,086
2020s (to 2025) 251 378 629 105 +21% #2,040

Where Emari is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 79 0.05 outside top 500
2027 84 0.05 outside top 500
2028 89 0.05 outside top 500
2029 93 0.05 outside top 500
2030 97 0.06 outside top 500

Where Emari is most popular

Boys named Emari per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.038 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, North Carolina, and Florida.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Emari 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Georgia 17 0.067 +76%
North Carolina 11 0.043 +13%
Florida 18 0.038 ≈ national
California 27 0.030 -22%
Texas 23 0.026 -31%
Illinois 6 0.023 -38%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
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Minnesota – – –
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Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
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New Hampshire – – –
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New Mexico – – –
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New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Emari

Emari is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,040 in 2025 with 73 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1988, 2,355 American babies have been named Emari, about 50% boys and 50% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2023, when 117 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Emari stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Emari?

The median living Emari is about 12 years old; half are between 5 and 19. An estimated 2,300 people named Emari are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

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

Emari 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 31 #4,482 73 #2,040
2024 40 #3,775 71 #2,105
2023 48 #3,342 69 #2,115
2022 46 #3,432 53 #2,572
2021 44 #3,507 63 #2,234
2020 42 #3,564 49 #2,596
2019 46 #3,410 50 #2,598
2018 42 #3,632 39 #3,012
2017 35 #4,166 39 #3,026
2016 45 #3,483 43 #2,803
2015 43 #3,615 43 #2,779
2014 29 #4,814 37 #3,055
2013 54 #3,054 42 #2,783
2012 41 #3,801 48 #2,566
2011 42 #3,682 64 #2,086
2010 49 #3,328 36 #3,140
2009 31 #4,718 45 #2,716
2008 50 #3,340 33 #3,365
2007 40 #3,937 28 #3,721
2006 34 #4,289 21 #4,400
2005 33 #4,213 40 #2,724
2004 34 #4,119 34 #2,968
2003 36 #3,826 28 #3,306
2002 34 #3,835 15 #4,979
2001 43 #3,211 21 #3,882
2000 26 #4,565 18 #4,261
1995 16 #5,758 10 #5,623
1990 5 #13,624 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Emari?

The median living Emari is about 12 years old. Half of all living Emaris are between 5 and 19 years old.

How many people named Emari are alive today?

An estimated 2,300 people named Emari are alive in the United States, based on 2,355 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Emari in 2025?

Emari ranked #2,040 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 73 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Emari?

2,355 babies have been named Emari in the United States since 1988, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Emari most popular?

Emari peaked in 2023, when 117 newborns received the name.

Is Emari a boy or girl name?

Emari is used for both: about 50% of babies named Emari have been girls and 50% boys.

Is the name Emari rising or falling?

Emari is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Emari become more popular?

Emari is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 97 boys named Emari 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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