Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Emori

Gender Unisex · 90% girls Rank 2025 #1,564 Trend ↑ Rising 61%
Rank 2025
#1,564
among girls · ↓39 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
147
named Emori · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,906
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
156 babies
All-time total
1,541
#6,005 all-time among girls
First recorded
1997
in Social Security records

Emori popularity over time

1,541 babies have been named Emori since 1997, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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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
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1990s 17 – 17 2 – #11,755
2000s 129 18 147 15 +765% #6,004
2010s 471 67 538 54 +266% #2,223
2020s (to 2025) 769 70 839 140 +160% #1,525

Where Emori 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 146 0.09 outside top 500
2027 156 0.10 outside top 500
2028 166 0.10 outside top 500
2029 174 0.11 outside top 500
2030 181 0.11 outside top 500

Where Emori is most popular

Girls named Emori per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.082 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Emori 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
Mississippi 28 0.599 +626%
Alabama 36 0.383 +365%
Louisiana 27 0.308 +274%
South Carolina 25 0.278 +237%
Tennessee 36 0.227 +176%
Georgia 48 0.211 +156%
North Carolina 40 0.176 +113%
Texas 116 0.144 +75%
Virginia 18 0.106 +28%
Florida 29 0.068 -18%
California 31 0.037 -55%
Michigan 6 0.033 -60%
Pennsylvania 6 0.025 -69%
New York 5 0.013 -85%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
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 Emori

Emori is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,564 in 2025 with 135 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1997, 1,541 American babies have been named Emori, about 90% girls and 10% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 156 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 Emori stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Emori?

The median living Emori is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 10. An estimated 1,500 people named Emori are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

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

Emori 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 135 #1,564 12 #6,914
2024 141 #1,525 15 #5,992
2023 136 #1,560 12 #7,024
2022 136 #1,561 14 #6,239
2021 121 #1,712 8 #9,077
2020 100 #1,913 9 #8,263
2019 83 #2,223 11 #7,306
2018 81 #2,257 9 #8,360
2017 44 #3,503 6 #11,173
2016 58 #2,918 5 #12,782
2015 59 #2,944 9 #8,244
2014 40 #3,799 8 #9,025
2013 33 #4,357 6 #11,149
2012 27 #5,144 7 #10,035
2011 23 #5,796 – –
2010 23 #5,842 6 #11,169
2009 20 #6,643 – –
2008 23 #6,004 6 #11,499
2007 18 #7,179 7 #10,094
2006 18 #6,951 5 #12,613
2005 7 #13,441 – –
2004 6 #14,711 – –
2003 12 #8,679 – –
2002 13 #7,972 – –
2001 5 #16,109 – –
2000 7 #12,194 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Emori?

The median living Emori is about 5 years old. Half of all living Emoris are between 2 and 10 years old.

How many people named Emori are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Emori are alive in the United States, based on 1,541 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Emori in 2025?

Emori ranked #1,564 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 135 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Emori?

1,541 babies have been named Emori in the United States since 1997, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Emori most popular?

Emori peaked in 2024, when 156 newborns received the name.

Is Emori a boy or girl name?

Emori is used for both: about 90% of babies named Emori have been girls and 10% boys.

Is the name Emori rising or falling?

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

Will Emori become more popular?

Emori is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 181 girls named Emori 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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