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Emir

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Emir is ranked 557th among boys in 2024 (530 births). Its best rank was 557th, in 2024.

Rank in 2024
#557up 25 from 2023
Births in 2024
5300.03% of boys
Peak year
2024530 births
Best rank
#557in 2024
Since 1970
5,066people given the name
Babies named Emir, by year of birthboys
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The story in the numbers

5,066 boys have been named Emir in the United States since 1970, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 530 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2018, and the 2020s alone account for 45%. It has spent 6 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)
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By decade

Decadeboys named Emir
1970s54
1980s70
1990s204
2000s879
2010s1,595
2020s2,264

In 2024, its biggest year

Emir was the 557th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Emir

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.