Emara
Girl name · #4733 in 2025 · Uniqueness 50/100
Emara is currently the #4733 girl name in the United States — 29 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #13006, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 62,069 girls born in 2025 was named Emara.
The 26-year story
Emara first appears in the Social Security records in 1999, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 29 babies and a rank of #4661. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Emara per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Emara in class?
Emara scores 50 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Emara is most common
State-level data for Emara is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Emara
Statistically, parents drawn to Emara tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Asmara, Eliara, Delara, Emira, and Nahara.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Emara | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #4661 |
| 2024 | 17 | #6642 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10312 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8542 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7630 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7212 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9736 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9151 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13006 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11969 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13483 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13924 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9901 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16462 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15352 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14411 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Emara a popular girl name?
Emara ranked #4733 among girls in 2025 with 29 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #13006.
When was the name Emara most popular?
Emara peaked in 2025, when 29 American girls received the name (ranked #4661 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Emara?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 62,069 newborn American girls was named Emara. It scores 50/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.