girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Emiko

Meaning Borrowed from Japanese えみこ (Emiko) Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,830 Trend ↑ Rising 19%

Borrowed from Japanese えみこ (Emiko).

Rank 2025
#2,830
among girls · ↑1 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
60
named Emiko · +2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 26,788
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
64 babies
All-time total
1,855
#4,949 all-time among girls
First recorded
1916
in Social Security records

Emiko popularity over time

1,855 babies have been named Emiko since 1916, 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
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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 39 – 39 4 – #1,940
1920s 246 – 246 25 +531% #1,287
1930s 133 – 133 13 -46% #1,380
1940s 20 – 20 2 -85% #3,610
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 22 – 22 2 – #6,012
1970s 105 – 105 11 +377% #4,430
1980s 117 – 117 12 +11% #4,037
1990s 138 – 138 14 +18% #5,046
2000s 260 – 260 26 +88% #4,211
2010s 414 5 419 42 +61% #2,937
2020s (to 2025) 356 – 356 59 +42% #2,705

Where Emiko 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 62 0.04 outside top 500
2027 64 0.04 outside top 500
2028 66 0.04 outside top 500
2029 67 0.04 outside top 500
2030 69 0.04 outside top 500

Where Emiko is most popular

Girls named Emiko per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.037 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, California, and Washington.

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 Emiko 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
Hawaii 8 0.698 +1787%
California 88 0.105 +183%
Washington 5 0.035 -6%
Texas 10 0.012 -66%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
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 Emiko

Emiko is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,830 in 2025 with 60 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 1,855 American babies have been named Emiko. Its peak came in 2022, when 64 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 Emiko stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Emiko?

The median living Emiko is about 15 years old; half are between 6 and 30. An estimated 1,400 people named Emiko are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

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

Emiko 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 60 #2,830 – –
2024 59 #2,831 – –
2023 61 #2,795 – –
2022 64 #2,705 – –
2021 56 #2,970 – –
2020 56 #2,902 – –
2019 56 #2,937 – –
2018 43 #3,578 – –
2017 39 #3,870 – –
2016 34 #4,281 – –
2015 43 #3,616 – –
2014 37 #4,032 – –
2013 36 #4,097 – –
2012 35 #4,239 – –
2011 46 #3,465 – –
2010 45 #3,533 5 #12,836
2009 31 #4,719 – –
2008 36 #4,299 – –
2007 32 #4,597 – –
2006 27 #5,132 – –
2005 24 #5,323 – –
2004 20 #6,048 – –
2003 19 #6,144 – –
2002 30 #4,211 – –
2001 27 #4,484 – –
2000 14 #7,280 – –
1995 12 #7,189 – –
1990 9 #8,696 – –
1985 8 #7,784 – –
1980 19 #4,037 – –
1975 8 #6,685 – –
1970 6 #7,334 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 7 #3,610 – –
1935 10 #2,792 – –
1930 31 #1,380 – –
1925 22 #1,861 – –
1920 17 #2,199 – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Emiko

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Emiko Kubo Japanese footballer b. 1966 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Emiko?

The median living Emiko is about 15 years old. Half of all living Emikos are between 6 and 30 years old.

How many people named Emiko are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Emiko are alive in the United States, based on 1,855 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Emiko mean?

Borrowed from Japanese えみこ (Emiko).

How popular is the name Emiko in 2025?

Emiko ranked #2,830 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 60 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Emiko?

1,855 babies have been named Emiko in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Emiko most popular?

Emiko peaked in 2022, when 64 newborns received the name.

Is Emiko a boy or girl name?

Emiko is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Emiko rising or falling?

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

Will Emiko become more popular?

Emiko is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 69 girls named Emiko in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Emiko?

Well-known people named Emiko include Emiko Kubo (soccer player).

Names like Emiko

Names that sound and feel close to Emiko: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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