Emira: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,852

among girls · ↓1,383 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Emira · -48% vs 2024

How common

1 in 42,297

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2024

73 babies

All-time total

470

#12,325 all-time among girls

First recorded

1996

in Social Security records

Emira popularity over time

470 babies have been named Emira since 1996, 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

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	Per year	Change	Best rank
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1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	16	2	–	#12,309
2000s	78	8	+387%	#7,247
2010s	129	13	+65%	#4,691
2020s (to 2025)	247	41	+219%	#2,469

Where Emira 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	42	0.03	outside top 500
2027	47	0.03	outside top 500
2028	50	0.03	outside top 500
2029	54	0.03	outside top 500
2030	57	0.04	outside top 500

The story of Emira

Emira is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,852 in 2025 with 38 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1996, 470 American babies have been named Emira. Its peak came in 2024, when 73 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 Emira stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Emira?

The median living Emira is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 12. An estimated 500 people named Emira are alive in the United States today.

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

Emira year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	38	#3,852
2024	73	#2,469
2023	48	#3,343
2022	35	#4,143
2021	28	#4,759
2020	25	#5,062
2019	29	#4,691
2018	23	#5,507
2017	17	#6,893
2016	8	#12,109
2015	12	#9,123
2014	8	#12,269
2013	12	#9,198
2012	8	#12,581
2011	5	#17,591
2010	7	#13,913
2009	9	#11,764
2008	8	#12,965
2007	5	#18,486
2006	17	#7,247
2005	7	#13,435
2004	7	#13,177
2003	9	#10,706
2002	6	#14,136
2001	5	#16,103
2000	5	#15,805
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Emira?

The median living Emira is about 5 years old. Half of all living Emiras are between 2 and 12 years old.

How many people named Emira are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Emira are alive in the United States, based on 470 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Emira in 2025?

Emira ranked #3,852 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 38 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Emira?

470 babies have been named Emira in the United States since 1996, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Emira most popular?

Emira peaked in 2024, when 73 newborns received the name.

Is Emira a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Emira rising or falling?

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

Will Emira become more popular?

Emira is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 57 girls named Emira 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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